Sheikh Rashid’s election forecast Veteran politician Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has predicted that the nation will be going to the polls anytime soon. How... Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am
Editorials Toxic political polarization EDITORIAL: This past Sunday was the season’s hottest day as temperature rose by many degrees. Weather experts had... Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am
Print Zardari rules out ‘immediate’ general election KARACHI: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has said that some people have been calling for early general elections... Updated 12 May, 2022 09:44am
Pakistan Early elections only way to end political ‘crisis’: Imran ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan Tuesday categorically said... Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am
Pakistan PPP invites applications for party tickets for elections LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party has invited applications from candidates for party tickets for National... Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan Elections will be held after electoral reforms: Shehbaz ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that his party’s priority would be to go for elections after doing... Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am
Pakistan ‘Decision about remaining tenure of NA after consultations’: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday said that the tenure of the current Parliament remained one and ... Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am
Pakistan Will prioritise 'ideological' workers in next polls, says PM Imran Asks PTI workers to prepare for elections Updated 06 Apr, 2022 12:57am
Pakistan Bilawal says no one is against election ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in an interview to Al Jazeera News said that ... Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am
World Malaysia bloc wins state polls in boost for national election KUALA LUMPUR: A scandal-plagued Malaysian political coalition won a sweeping victory in local polls in Johor state ... Updated 13 Mar, 2022 07:00am
Editorials Snap election in sight? EDITORIAL: Are we heading towards an early election? It would be unwise to utter the word ‘yes’ with any kind of... Published 06 Mar, 2022 05:14am
Pakistan PML-N demands fair, free general election LAHORE: Speakers at a ceremony organised by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have called for ensuring free... Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am
World Portuguese parliament dissolved ahead of Jan 30 election LISBON: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa decreed the dissolution of parliament on Sunday in the ... Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am
Pakistan Bill on EVMs step towards free & fair polls, insists PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday categorically said the government's upcoming bill on the use of... Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am
World Kishida unveils post-election cabinet TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveils his post-election cabinet Wednesday, with a new foreign... Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Print A ‘fearful’ govt postpones joint sitting of parliament Fawad says electoral reform is a matter of the future of the country and the government is trying in “good faith” to reach a consensus on these matters Updated 11 Nov, 2021 09:51am
Editorials Season for populist measures EDITORIAL: It's no surprise at all that a number of senior ministers let loose their customary celebratory tweets, ... Updated 06 Nov, 2021 12:21pm
Pakistan Governor rejects early general election demand LAHORE: Rejecting the demand of early general elections, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Sunday ... Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:32am
World Czech billionaire PM wins vote but falls short of majority PRAGUE: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won a general election on Saturday but will struggle to put together a... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Editorials Burying the hatchet for Karachi EDITORIAL: It took Prime Minister Imran Khan more than three years to realise that the central and Sindh governments... Published 02 Oct, 2021 04:45am
World Germany's Laschet under pressure as final election debate nears BERLIN: The conservative candidate aiming to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel remained under pressure on... Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am
World Debt-ridden Zambia votes in closely contested polls LUSAKA: Zambians were voting in a general election on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes, a... Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am
World Sweden's government faces no confidence vote Among the left the proposal has been seen as being at odds with the Swedish social model and a threat to tenants. Published 21 Jun, 2021 09:54am
Pakistan Elections Act, 2017: FAFEN urges govt to desist from introducing changes ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has urged the government to desist from any haste in... Updated 12 May, 2021 10:28am
Print General elections: Ordinance on voting thru EVMs promulgated ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has promulgated the ‘Elections (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2021’ paving the... Published 09 May, 2021 03:20am
Opinion Conservatives in disarray as scrum for Merkel job opens wounds A bruising internal struggle to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel has left Germany’s once stable ruling... Published 18 Apr, 2021 03:09am
Pakistan LG polls in Capital: ECP extends voters’ registration date ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday extended the date for registration of voters for local... Published 14 Apr, 2021 03:21am
Print CCI decides to go ahead with census; Sindh opposes move ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interest (CCI) has approved the official release of the Census-2017 results, and... Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:27am
Editorials Putting a lid on inflation EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Hammad Azhar is right to make rising inflation his top priority right at the start. It... Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am
Pakistan ECP registers 6m new voters since general election 2018 ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has registered six million new voters since general election... Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:54am
