
The government on Tuesday rejected MQM demand for deployment of troops in Karachi in view of the poor law and order. Minister of Sate for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmad rejected MQM’s demand for handing over of Karachi to army in his speech in the National Assembly. He said those called upon all the political […]

The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday angrily reacted to suggestion by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain for deployment of the army in the violence-hit Karachi. Hussain, the self-exile MQM leader, who is famous for controversial remarks, on Tuesday proposed to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to hand over Karachi to the Army to […]

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, in a veiled reference to the police action against PTI activists in Lahore, has said peaceful protest is an inalienable right of all Pakistanis and directed the Punjab government to ensure no violation in this regard. Police in Lahore Saturday removed a PTI camp set up against the alleged rigging […]

Police in Lahore on Saturday removed Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf camp set up against the alleged rigging in by-elections. The police also detained nearly 12 activists of PTI, who wanted to start hunger strike in the camp on the busy Mall Road, the PTI leaders said. Police said the authorities have already imposed section 144 and protest […]

The unofficial results of the by-elections on National and Provincial Assemblies seats across the country suggest the PML-N has won majority seats. By-elections were held for fifteen National Assembly and twenty six Provincial Assembly seats. According to National Assembly results‚ Pakistan Muslim League-N have bagged five seats‚ Pakistan Peoples Party three‚ Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf two‚ MQM‚ […]

Unofficial results of by-elections in forty one National and Provincial Assemblies constituencies show that PML-N has won most of seats in Punjab, PPP in interior Sindh, MQM in Karachi and PTI in Islamabad. Unofficial results of by-elections in forty one National and Provincial Assemblies constituencies have started pouring in. In Punjab Assembly constituency PP-6 Rawalpindi‚ […]

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf of Imran Khan Thursday faced a major setback as the ANP leader Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour snatched his seat he had lost to Imran Khan in the May 11 elections. All eyes had been on NA-one Peshawar and Bilour was lucky to get back his seat with the support of the PPP and […]

Voting in the country’s by-elections ended Thursday afternoon and the authorities started counting in the presence of the polling agents of the candidates, officials said. Polling was relatively peaceful and there had been minor scuffle of supporters of political rivals at some constituencies. By-elections were held on 41 seats including 15 National Assembly and 26 […]

Political and religious parties Thursday barred women in parts of Nowshehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Phalia in Punjab during the by-elections, residents said. They said all parties agreed the women should not cast votes in some polling stations, in a sheer violation of their assurances to the Election Commission of Pakistan. The election […]

The National Assembly on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution, condemning the recent firing by Indian forces and killing an army captain. Pakistan army says that the army officer was killed and another soldier injured when Indian forces fired at its posts late Tuesday and Wednesday morning along the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the […]

Voting started in the country’s by-elections on Thursday that will test popularity of the ruling and opposition parties, officials said. Elections are being held on 41 seats including 15 National Assembly and 26 Provincial Assemblies across the country. These seats were vacated by those members who had won more than one seats in the May […]

Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Wednesday issued details of what it claimed rigging in the May 11 general elections. Khan said the party has collected nearly a 2,000-page “White Paper”, to substantiate claims that polls were rigged. The PTI chairman said that a lot of secrets have been disclosed in the […]