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Code of conduct violation in by-poll: CM Afridi urges ECP to decide on maintainability of case against him

ISLAMABAD: KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has urged the electoral body to decide on the maintainability of the case...

Published 14 Jan, 2026 05:56am

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Bangladesh to hold referendum on democratic reforms on election day

DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a referendum on a landmark democratic reform charter on the same day as its...

Published 13 Nov, 2025 07:55pm

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PP-73 by-polls: Resumption of remaining phases announced

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced resumption of the remaining phases of...

Published 14 Oct, 2025 08:19am

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NA-213 Umerkot by-polls: PPPP invites applications for party tickets

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Secretary General Nayyer Hussain Bukhari has invited...

Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am

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‘Election fraud’: Once again, IK writes to COAS

KARACHI: Incarce-rated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has penned a third open letter to Chief of...

Published 13 Feb, 2025 06:52am

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ECP: Why the delay?

EDITORIAL: Why is it that more than a year has passed since the 2023 general elections, yet the resolution of...

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 09:12am

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ETs take decisions on 11 more petitions in Jan: FAFEN

ISLAMABAD: The Election Tribunals (ETs) decided 11 election petitions in January 2025, raising the total number of...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

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Election promises

The world is changing at a dizzying pace. This change has now got fresh stimulus with the election of Donald Trump ...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

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3 Islamabad NA seats: ET postpones proceedings for indefinite period

ISLAMABAD: The election tribunal headed by a retired Lahore High Court (LHC) judge has postponed the proceedings...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:27am

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Alleged rigging in NA-46: IHC stays proceedings of newly-formed ET

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday stayed the proceedings of the newly-formed election tribunal,...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:34am

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Election tribunal upholds JUI-F MPA’s win

QUETTA: The Election Tribunal on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:32am

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Crisis-hit Germany headed for February 23 snap election

BERLIN: Germany, mired in political crisis, is headed for February 23 elections, the main parties agreed Tuesday,...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

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Japan ruling party projected to miss majority in election

TOKYO: Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party fell short of a majority for the first time since 2009 in snap elections ...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am

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US dockworkers launch mass strike month before election

NEW YORK: Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in ...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

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Trump pleads not guilty to revised US 2020 election indictment

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges in a revised federal indictment accusing...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am

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Selected or elected PMs?

Despite being a constitutional democracy since August 14, 1973, mass confusion prevails in the mechanism of...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:16am

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Local governments and the ruling elite

EDITORIAL: Uncertainty hangs over the overdue local governments (LGs) elections in Islamabad. This past Tuesday the...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:50am

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SC delists election tribunal case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Sunday delisted the election tribunal case. A five-member bench, headed...

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 08:43am

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New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos

LONDON: Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am

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Election to be held in 2029: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Culture and National Heritage Attaullah Tarar on Sunday said that...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

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120 business leaders back UK’s Labour in election

LONDON: The UK’s Labour party won the backing on Tuesday of 120 business leaders, in a timely boost as it bids to...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

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South African election could spell the end of ANC dominance

JOHANNESBURG: South Africans will vote on Wednesday with widespread anger over power cuts, joblessness and ...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

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LHC issues notices on PTI-backed candidate’s plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notices on a petition of a PTI backed independent candidate Rao Omar...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

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Controversial electoral exercise

EDITORIAL: While the April 21 by-elections in 22 national and provincial assemblies constituencies once again are a...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:23am

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Solomon Islands readies for election in shadow of China’s influence

HONIARA: Solomon Islanders will head to the polls this week, voting in an election that promises to bolster or blunt...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

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S Africa’s ex-president Zuma barred from May election

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s electoral officials said on Thursday they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:24am

Opinion

‘Economy on a knife-edge after election’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Economy on a knife-edge after election” carried by the newspaper...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

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Democracy in trouble

EDITORIAL: As global headlines continue to be dominated by news of wars, immigration crises, flawed electoral...

Published 25 Feb, 2024 04:51am

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CEC commends successful conduct of election

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja expressed his gratitude and congratulations to the...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 03:29am

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TikTok shares approach to upholding, protecting election integrity

ISLAMABAD: TikTok shared its approach to upholding and protecting election integrity on its platform ahead of the...

Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am