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By-elections on one national, two provincial seats today

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KARACHI: Polling is currently underway for by-elections on one national and two provincial assembly seats amid tight security on Sunday. According to the details, it is being held on national Assembly seat NA-247, Sindh Assembly seat PS-111 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat PK-71 today. The polling time is from 8am to 5pm. Pakistan army personnel supervised […]

Mali counts votes after poll worker slain

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Vote counting was under way across Mali on Monday after a tense presidential runoff in which a poll worker was killed and 100 polling stations were forced to close due to the security threat from Islamist militants. Security had been drastically boosted ahead of the election’s second round between President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and former […]

Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe election

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former ally of Robert Mugabe, narrowly won the country’s landmark election, results showed early Friday, in an outcome set to fuel fraud allegations as security forces patrolled the streets to prevent protests. Mnangagwa won 50.8 percent of the vote, ahead of Nelson Chamisa of the opposition MDC party on 44.3 […]

Tense Zimbabwe awaits vote results after troops fire on protestors

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Zimbabwe was Thursday on edge awaiting the results of its historic presidential election after troops opened fire on protests against alleged electoral fraud, denting hopes of a new era for the country following the ousting of Robert Mugabe. The government late Wednesday vowed to enforce a security crackdown to prevent further unrest after the army […]

EU to report on Zimbabwe election as country awaits results

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EU observers are expected to give their report on Zimbabwe’s presidential election Wednesday as the country waits impatiently for results of the first vote since Robert Mugabe was ousted after 37 years in power. The opposition MDC party Tuesday claimed victory for its candidate Nelson Chamisa in the historic ballot while the government threatened to […]

Japan congratulates Imran Khan, looks forward to strengthen bilateral ties

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TOKYO: The Japenese government congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan for his party’s huge victory in General Elections 2018. The Japenese local media stated that their government hopes for better bilateral relationships after the placement of new government in Pakistan. Citing the Japenese officials, the local media said that the government has worked with the […]

Recount of votes begins in different constituencies across Pakistan

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The recount of the votes begins on Saturday in different constituencies of Pakistan. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) marked a great victory in General Elections 2018 and is expected to form the next government. After the complete announcement of polls results, all the prominent parties including PML-N, PPP, and JUI have alleged that the elections were fixed […]

Pakistan parties demand new elections as Khan wins vote

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AFP / AAMIR QURESHI – A jubilant Imran Khan has already declared victory in the pivotal Pakistani vote Pakistan’s main parties rejected the outcome of elections won by cricket star Imran Khan and announced protests demanding new polls Friday, after foreign observers criticised the pivotal vote over rigging allegations. The announcement by the All Parties Conference […]

Elections 2018 were peaceful and transparent: FAFEN

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ISLAMABAD: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) issued a report on Friday saying that elections 2018 were peaceful, transparent and comparatively better than polls in 2013. According to a FAFEN report presented by chairman Sarwar Bari, 49.48 million people voted during elections 2018, while the overall voter turnout was 50.3 percent. Among the total number […]