PPP faces disgruntled Mirza family-led GDA candidates on July 16, 2018BADIN KARACHI: Sindh’s agricultural and mineral rich district Badin remained a safe bet for Pakistan Peoples Party until the 2013 general elections. However, with the exit of the politically influential Mirza family, the PPP may find it tough to retain its electoral supremacy here. In 2013, PPP grabbed both the National Assembly and all five […]
Woman farmer appeals to CJ to take notice of ‘unfair distribution of agricultural water’ on July 16, 2018KARACHI: A small scale landowner widow in Sanghar has appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar to take notice of ‘unfair’ distribution of agriculture water in the area. According to Shabiran Jamali, a small scale farmer who owns nine acres of land in Sanghar’s Khadwari Union Council, two to three thousand […]
Divisions in influential Mahars boost GDA’s chances on July 13, 2018GHOTKI KARACHI: After having lost support of a faction in Ghotki’s political powerhouse Mahar clan, Pakistan Peoples Party is expected to face tough competition on July 25. In 2013, PPP managed to grab all national and provincial assembly seats in the district, but the political map has shifted in favour of the Grand Democratic Alliance […]
In PPP’s stronghold, Zardari’s return is the only change over two decades on July 9, 2018SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD KARACHI: Shaheed Benazirabad district, better known as Nawabshah, has made headlines for former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari’s return to electoral politics after a gap of 24 years. He is a PPP candidate from one of the two National Assembly constituencies here, the seat held by his sister Dr […]
Sanghar displays ‘thenga’ banners for disloyal electables, bargains votes with basic amenities on July 3, 2018KARACHI: Voters of energy-basket Sanghar district have come up with rare pamphlets inscribed with ‘thenga’ – a gesture to express defiant refusal for votes to political parties for repeated broken promises on development work. One such poster displayed by residents of Union Council-II, a poor locality in the center city, reads, “Vote lenay hen toe […]
Sanghar’s woman farmer to march against ‘unfair water distribution’ on July 1, 2018KARACHI: A landowner widow from district Sanghar announced that she would single-handedly launch a long march on July 1 from Sanghar to Karachi against the non-supply of agriculture water. Shabiran Jamali, 37, is a small scale landowner with nine acres of agricultural land in Sanghar’s Union Council (UC) Khadwari. “My husband died last month before […]
New electoral alignments may end PPP, MQM winning streak on June 29, 2018KARACHI: Mirpurkhas has been a stronghold of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), in rural areas, and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), in the urban centre. However, a key defection from the PPP camp and new electoral alignments are expected to alter the electoral map of the district in the upcoming election. According to Election Commission of Pakistan […]
Rifts in Functional League prevent anti-PPP alliance from finalising candidates in Sanghar on June 24, 2018KARACHI: The Pir Pagaro-led Functional League, major force behind the anti-Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) alliance of parties in Sindh, faces a tug-of-war among electables for tickets in its stronghold Sanghar district. The infighting over tickets for NA-215 and NA-216 constituencies of Sanghar has led the party to delay the announcement of its candidates, Daily Times […]
PMLF-led GDA undecided over awarding tickets in Sanghar on June 23, 2018KARACHI: While Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) has fielded candidates in Sindh for upcoming general elections, its major partner Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PMLF) is facing internal rift over awarding tickets in its stronghold Sanghar district. Following the situation, PML-F has delayed the announcement of tickets for the district candidates. The Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) is comprised of […]
‘Sindh’s Malala’ Aansoo Kohli vows to continue struggle for education after nomination papers rejected on June 12, 2018KARACHI: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday rejected nomination papers of Aansoo Kohli, dubbed as Sindh’s Malala, for the upcoming general elections. According to details, the Returning Officer (RO) Umerkot rejected the nomination papers of Aansoo Kohli on bases of being underage. The candidate is 23-years and nine-months-old while minimum age for applying for […]