Electoral reforms Updated 12 Nov, 2026 06:36am EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to constitute Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms (PCER), with...
By-polls: opposition sees ‘manipulation’ as battle lines drawn Published 23 Nov, 2025 03:14am LAHORE: By-elections for six National Assembly and seven Punjab Assembly constituencies are set to take place today...
Next general elections: ECP calls for more women and ‘transgender’ voters Updated 24 May, 2025 08:24am ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared on Friday that it is time to stop the excuses and get...
General polls 2024: Women’s voting choices differed from men’s in 18pc communities Published 27 Jan, 2025 06:24am ISLAMABAD: Women voters in 18 percent communities in the jurisdiction of male and female polling stations voted...
Disenfranchised women Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:31am EDITORIAL: Whilst its management of the February 8 general elections remains clouded by controversy, the Election...
Low voter turnout Updated 12 Dec, 2024 08:04am EDITORIAL: It is reasonable to assume that more and more people in this country are keen to exercise their right to...
Voters, candidates in electoral processes: FAFEN calls to enhance participation of women Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:33am ISLAMABAD: The Parliament, political parties, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and civil society must join...
Youth's involvement crucial in fight against corruption: PILDAT Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am LAHORE: President Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) Ahmed Bilal Mehboob said...
42.3m individuals added to electoral rolls since GE-2013: FAFEN Updated 09 Dec, 2024 09:23am ISLAMABAD: Over the past decade, Pakistan has experienced a substantial increase in the number of registered voters,...
Basel backs splashing the bucks to host Eurovision Published 25 Nov, 2024 06:15am BASEL, (Switzerland): Basel voters on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the city putting up nearly $40 million towards...
England goes to the polls in key local elections Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am LONDON: Voters went to the polls in England on Thursday for a host of crunch local elections likely to ratchet up ...
‘Some forces have always held election process hostage’: Fazl Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that some forces always violated...
Police fire tear gas at protesting Indian farmers, govt offers talks Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am SHAMBHU, (India): Indian police fired tear gas and water cannons on Wednesday to scatter thousands of farmers trying...
Now the evidence, please Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am EDITORIAL: Now that former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha’s bombshell has done the rounds and stoked...
NA-127: Bilawal gets 15,005 out of 217,114 votes Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:30am LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari could get merely 6 percent of the total votes...
COG unveils its initial findings on general polls Updated 11 Feb, 2024 02:07pm ISLAMABAD: In the context of the Supreme Court’s decision of last month that disallowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
648,000 security personnel deployed Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:34am ISLAMABAD: The government has deployed over 648,000 security personnel nationwide to ensure the safety of voters, as...
Security personnel not allowed to ask voters to prove identity Updated 20 Jan, 2024 08:29am ISLAMABAD: The security personnel to be deputed on general elections’ duty would not be allowed to ask the voters to...
Narrowing of electoral gender gap Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am EDITORIAL: In an encouraging development, the latest voting statistics reveal that the electoral gender gap in...
Zardari claims IK had registered Afghans as voters Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:44am KARACHI: As Pakistan continues to expel unregistered Afghan refugees and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf struggles for...
Massive voter registration drive under way Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am ISLAMABAD: Over 800,000 new voters are being enrolled by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in voter lists...
PPP ‘only’ party that wants timely elections: Bilawal Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am KARACHI: Taking a dig at his allies in the erstwhile Pakistan Democratic Movement-led ruling coalition, PPP Chairman...
Elections shouldn’t be held in winter: JUI-F Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said everyone...
ECP amends electoral rules Published 13 Dec, 2022 07:00am ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has amended the electoral rules – making it mandatory for...
ECP’S SMS: Voters asked to verify registration status Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked the voters to check their registration status on...
EVM-based polls to build voters’ trust: Alvi Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said the elections through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) would prove...