Pakistan Elections
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Pakistan: ECP official says specific date for elections 'not technically possible' amid criticism
World | Sep 23, 2023, 12:27 PM ISTThe ECP official said that any official announcement of election dates will start a formal process that has to follow specific timelines.
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Pakistan: Major setback for Shehbaz, Nawaz Sharif as corruption cases to be reopened ere elections
World | Sep 22, 2023, 04:37 PM ISTThe cases against former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and fake accounts cases against Zardari and Omni Group’s directors also stand revived.
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Pakistan to hold general elections in last week of January 2024, announces Election Commission
World | Sep 21, 2023, 03:55 PM ISTIn a statement, the election commission said that it reviewed work on delimiting constituencies and decided that the initial list for the delimitation of constituencies would be published on September 27.
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Pakistan court to announce reserved verdict on ex-PM Imran Khan's Toshakhana conviction on Tuesday
World | Aug 28, 2023, 05:39 PM ISTEarlier on August 5, a trial court in Islamabad had convicted him in the case filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that involved concealing details of state gifts and jailed him for three years.
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Pakistan: General elections set to be delayed as ECP announces schedule for new delimitations
World | Aug 17, 2023, 08:23 PM ISTECP's latest schedule shows that the delimitation process will take nearly four months, making it impossible for the elections to be conducted within 90 days.
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Pakistan's next general elections are running late, likely to hold polls THIS month
World | Aug 13, 2023, 08:19 AM ISTSharif’s ruling Pakistan Muslim League party (PML-N) is expected to face tough competition from Imran Khan’s PTI party-- though Khan himself would be unable to take part unless his conviction is overturned.
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Pakistan National Assembly dissolved: What to expect, election procedure, parties contesting I DEETS
World | Aug 10, 2023, 03:05 PM ISTAlthough the National Assembly was dissolved as per the constitution, a statement from President Arif Alvi’s office said that he acted upon the instructions from outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. It was dissolved three days prior to the completion five-year term.
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Pakistan Parliament to be dissolved today amid outcry by Imran, interim caretaker to handle country
World | Aug 09, 2023, 09:00 AM ISTNotably, the caretaker government is appointed in Pakistan after the outgoing Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition give the nod for it.
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Pakistan interior minister says Imran might be arrested for leaking confidential documents to US
World | Jul 20, 2023, 05:14 PM ISTNotably, Sanaullah's warning came a day after a close aide of Khan accused his ex-boss of using a diplomatic cable from Pakistan’s mission in the US to build an “anti-establishment narrative”.
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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz to hand over power to caretaker setup ere completion of his tenure I KNOW WHY
World | Jul 16, 2023, 11:36 PM ISTUnder the Constitution, if the National Assembly completes its term, polls are to be held within 60 days. But if the assembly is dissolved prematurely, even if by a day, it would give the government 90 days to conduct elections
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s PTI to give one-month ultimatum to govt to announce dates for fresh election
World | Aug 06, 2022, 06:53 PM ISTPakistan news: Former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry claimed his party (PTI) had no faith in the Election Commission.
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Pakistan: Bypoll on cards after members of Imran Khan's PTI resign en masse from national assembly
World | Apr 11, 2022, 07:55 PM ISTShehbaz, 70, was the only candidate left in the race after former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced that his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party will boycott the voting and staged a walkout.
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India lodges protest with Islamabad over Pak court's order on Gilgit-Baltistan
India | May 04, 2020, 04:45 PM ISTIndia has conveyed its strong protest to Pakistan over its efforts to bring "material change" to territories under its "illegal and forcible" occupation after the country's top court allowed holding of elections in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Pakistan Elections: Official results out, Imran Khan’s PTI emerges as single largest party with 116 seats
World | Jul 28, 2018, 11:26 PM ISTThe final results were announced more than two days after the conclusion of voting for the 11th general elections held on July 25.
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Pakistan Elections: After Opposition’s allegations of rigging, EU observers say polls eclipsed by ‘restrictions’
India | Jul 27, 2018, 11:22 PM ISTA European Union team of election observers on Friday said that Pakistan's general elections this week were eclipsed by "restrictions" on freedom of expression and an "unequal" opportunity for candidates to campaign.
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Pakistan Elections 2018: Voting ends, 35 killed in poll-related violence, results to be out within 24 hours
World | Jul 25, 2018, 09:23 PM ISTHours after polling began for the general elections, an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up outside a polling station in Bhosa Mandi area of Balochistan’s provincial capital, Quetta, killing 31 people, including policemen.
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Pakistan elections: 34 killed in suicide blast, poll-related violence across country
World | Jul 25, 2018, 01:35 PM ISTThe suicide blast, that killed 31 people, hit Bhosa Mandi area of Quetta in Balochistan. Three persons have been killed in separate poll-related violence incidents outside polling stations.
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Pak court gives life term to key candidate of Nawaz Sharif's party ahead of general elections
World | Jul 22, 2018, 11:58 AM ISTThe Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) court in Rawalpindi handed life imprisonment to PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi, who was convicted for misusing ephedrine chemical.
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US expresses concern about LeT affiliates contesting upcoming elections in Pakistan
World | Jul 21, 2018, 02:53 PM ISTIn a statement, the State Department said it has also amended its Foreign Terrorist Organisation designation of LeT in April to add the MML as a "Lashkar alias".
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Independent candidate commits suicide ahead of Pakistan general elections | Read Details
World | Jul 21, 2018, 02:49 PM ISTMirza Mohammad Ahmed Mughal was contesting from NA-103 and PP-103 constituencies in Faisalabad as an independent candidate.