Pakistan polls: Forget fair elections in Balochistan; CPEC, insurgency will make Rawalpindi tighten its grip
Tara Kartha • 7 years agoForget fairness of elections in Balochistan. It's not going to happen, and the province is simply far too important for the Pakistan Army is more ways than one
Pakistan General Election: Poll body orders arrest of 4 election officials in Sindh for trying to open ballots
• 7 years agoThe Pakistan election authorities on Sunday ordered the arrest of four officials in Sindh province for trying to open up postal ballots ahead of the elections.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Shehbaz Sharif vows to make country better than India if elected
• 7 years agoPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif has said that people can change his name if he does not take Pakistan ahead of India after coming into power, according to a media report.
Shehbaz Sharif says PML-N will work to create environment for Kashmir to join Pakistan, compares situation to East, West Germany
• 7 years agoPML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that if his party comes to power, it would create an environment for Kashmir to join Pakistan on the pattern of the reunification of East and West Germany.
Jailed Nawaz Sharif 'on verge of kidney failure', say reports; ex-Pakistan PM suffering from chest pain, urinary issues
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIncarcerated ousted Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is suffering from chest pain and urinary infection and is on the "verge of kidney failure", Pakistani news media reported.
Pakistan polls: Nawaz Sharif 'protecting India's interests', damaging credibility of 25 July general elections, says Imran Khan
• 7 years agoPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Sunday accused jailed prime minister Nawaz Sharif of "protecting India's interests" and trying to damage the credibility of the 25 July general elections.
Pakistan General election: ECP postpones polling in NA-60, Rawalpindi constituency after arrest of PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi
Fp Staff • 7 years agoControl of Narcotics Substances court convicted leading PML-N candidate Hanif Abbasi for misusing drugs and sentenced him to life imprisonment
Pakistan polls: Imran Khan's poll rhetorics may help PTI gain new ground, but in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, second chance is unlikely
Abdur_rauf_yousafzai • 7 years agoImran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf failed to fulfill the promises it made to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2013 elections, and that could hurt its prospects on 25 July since Pashtuns have a notion to not give a second chance to a party that doesn't perform
Pakistan polls: 7.5 lakh security personnel, 1.6 million electoral officials to be deployed for 25 July general election, says ECP
• 7 years agoPakistan will deploy 1.6 million electoral officials and nearly 7.5 lakh security personnel, including soldiers for the 25 July general elections, the country's poll body announced on Saturday.
Pakistan General Election: Non-Muslim voters increase by 30 percent in 5 years, Hindus most numerically significant minority
• 7 years agoThe number of non-Muslim voters in Pakistan has climbed to 3.63 million in 2018 with the Hindus maintaining their majority among the religious minority electorate.