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President speaks of criticality of ‘true mandate’

Congratulates people on taking part in the voting process during the general elections

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 10:11am

ECP bars ROs from issuing results for 10 NA, 16 PA seats

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday barred returning officers (ROs) from issuing results...

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 09:57am

What’s next in election deadlock?

ISLAMABAD: National election ended with no party winning a majority in parliament, in polls marred by militant...

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 08:43am

‘Form-47’ removed from ECP website

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday removed the Form 47 section from its website in light...

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 08:40am

Transfer of power: Solangi says there was a procedure

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Sunday said...

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 08:41am

Perspectives

Pakistan’s next premier: another case of political uncertainty

Riggings and fraud allegations surrounding the election results in Pakistan have sparked widespread attention and...

Published 11 Feb, 2024 11:47pm

Pakistan

COAS greets nation, govt, ECP and winning candidates

Army chief says free and unhindered participation by Pakistani people to exercise their right to vote demonstrated their commitment to democracy and the rule of law as enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:32am

Pakistan

Alvi underscores advocacy for EVMs

President says totals of every candidate would have been available and printed within five minutes of closing of poll

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:32am

Pakistan

ECP summons important meeting today

Sikandar Sultan Raja will be briefed on the February 8 election, the results in the meeting, and the delayed announcement of election results

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:35am

Global statements on polls: FO expresses surprise over ‘negative tone’

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday expressed surprise over the negative tone in statements by certain...

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 05:25pm

COG unveils its initial findings on general polls

ISLAMABAD: In the context of the Supreme Court’s decision of last month that disallowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 02:07pm

NA-127: Bilawal gets 15,005 out of 217,114 votes

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari could get merely 6 percent of the total votes...

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:30am

US, UK and EU urge probe into elections

The US State Department says there were 'undue restrictions' on freedoms of expression and assembly

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 06:54pm

Editorials

Ipsos survey

EDITORIAL: The recent Ipsos survey unveiled days before the Feb 8 elections and conducted in January on people aged...

Published 11 Feb, 2024 05:35am

Business & Finance

New govt will have to introduce long-term financing plan: Moody’s

ISLAMABAD: The newly-elected government will have to put in place a long-term financing plan to meet its very large...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am

Pakistan

PTI claims 4 workers killed in police firing

SWAT: Four activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were killed and dozens others injured in firing of police on...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am

A frustrated electorate throws up a deeply polarized mandate

ECP fails to complete the issuance of unofficial poll results of several constituencies

Updated 10 Feb, 2024 10:24pm

Independent winners can join any party within three days

ISLAMABAD: Independent candidates under the Constitution may join any political parliamentary party within three...

Updated 10 Feb, 2024 04:23pm

Imran would never strike deal with ‘powers that be’: PTI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday said party’s founding chairman Imran Khan would never strike a...

Updated 10 Feb, 2024 04:23pm

Nawaz hints at forming PML(N)-led coalition govt

LAHORE: Announcing that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has emerged as the single largest party in the...

Updated 10 Feb, 2024 04:17pm

Caretaker govt defends internet shutdown

ISLAMABAD: The government suspended mobile service on Election Day in view of the intelligence reports regarding...

Updated 10 Feb, 2024 09:32am

Pakistan

Election day: internet shutdown ‘reckless attack’ on people’s rights, says Amnesty International

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday said the decision of Pakistan authorities to suspend...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 06:19pm

Pakistan

Negotiating new IMF deal, controlling inflation: Dr Reza Baqir highlights challenges for new govt

Remarks come as Pakistanis vote to elect future govt on Thursday

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 11:23pm

Pakistan

Women candidates in the run in elections on general seats

LAHORE: Dozens of women candidates from different parties are contesting on general assembly seats of National and...