A group of European officials arrived in Pakistan to observe the May 11 parliamentary elections in Pakistan, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary said that advance and core teams of EU observer mission are already in Pakistan and more will arrive later. The EU Islamabad office says […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan has summoned 24 fake degree holders to present for hearing in Islamabad on Friday. These include Shafiq Ahmed Gujar‚ Rubina Irfan‚ Tariq Magsi‚ Israrullah Zehri‚ Mir Nadir Magsi‚ Umar Gorgej‚ Mir Mohabbat Khan Marri and Shumaila Rana. Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan has so far received 16688 […]
Former members of the parliament and provincial assemblies are now facing hard days for their blunders they had done when they had been enjoying perks. They never took care of their misdeeds but now they are being made accountable by independent courts. District and session judge in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday awarded a […]
Election authorities across Pakistan have started scrutiny of over 10,000 nomination papers filed until Sunday night, officials said Monday. The authorities will complete the process in a week time and a senior official of the election commission has said that the scrutiny will be merciless. The first phase of the election process has […]
Former military President, Pervez Musharraf, said on Wednesday that he has not struck any deal with anyone to return to the country after over four-year self exile. Musharraf returned Pakistan on Sunday and now wants to play active role in politics and to stand for parliamentary seat in May 11 elections. Musharraf, who […]
Former military President Pervez Musharraf, who returned to the country on Sunday after over four years of self-exile, is struggling to for a political role but at the same time he faces arrest in several cases and also serious threats from the Taliban militants. He could not attract a big crowd when he spoke […]
Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani called on Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Tuesday and briefed the Prime Minister on security matters, the PM office said. The army chief also congratulated Mr Khoso on his assumption of the office of Prime Minister of Pakistan, an official statement. […]
President Pakistan Muslim League PML (N) Nawaz Sharif declared on Monday in a mammoth public rally that he will carry out economic explosion like his 1998 nuclear tests. He asked the people at the meeting in Mansehra not to be misled by jokers who are in the field to make filmy promises. “If […]
A group of 110-member team from the European Union will observe Pakistan’s May 11 parliamentary elections, the EU office in Islamabad said Monday. The EU has in the past observed Pakistan’s national elections in 2002 and 2008. The European Union High Representative and Vice President of the European Commission, Ms Catherine Ashton, has […]
President Asif Ali Zardri Sunday welcomed the nomination of Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as the caretaker Prime Minister by the Election Commission of Pakistan. Senator Farhatullah Babar quoted the President as saying that the nomination of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso was a culmination of a part of the constitutional process to ensure free […]
The Election Commission meeting for naming a caretaker Prime Minister ended without reaching any decision on the first day of consultations on Saturday. The Commission has now only one day to make a decision on Sunday. The Commission’s member from Sindh, Roshan Isani, could not reach Islamabad during the day time. Officials said […]
The election commission will name a caretaker Prime Minister within its specified two days after the country’s former ruling party and the major opposition group failed to reach on a consensus name in six days, a senior official said Saturday. The matter was then referred to the Election Commission late Friday which has time […]