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Campaign trail: Where Brand Bhutto no longer sells
In Lala Musa, the Kaira brothers are expected to win only because they served their area.
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Blood-smeared poll: String of bomb attacks kills 20 in K-P
Hangu blast near JUI-F candidate’s vehicle kills 12; PPP leader, four others die in Lower Dir.
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Election Security: Up to 30,000 troops deployed in Sindh says ISPR
Some 10,000 troops have already been stationed around the financial hub as part of the plan, says DG ISPR.
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Untimely demise: Independent candidate in Faisalabad passes away
Elections in NA-83, PP-51 postponed.
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Load management: Industries to close down from May 10-May 12
Factory owners informed about plan for uninterrupted power supply on election day by the DCO.
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Constituency profile: Round 3 of Khokhar vs Khokhar
Biradari the major factor in this southwestern Lahore constituency.
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Right to campaign: Police to provide security to Afaq Ahmed
Law enforcers once again directed by Sindh High Court to not stop MQM-H Chief Afaq Ahmed from campaigning.
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PPP candidates accuse Arbab Ghulam of blocking access
Engr Gianchand alleges Arbab intends to use his private militia to stop PPP voters.
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Imran Khan denies forming a coalition with any ‘status-quo’ party
PTI chief pays respects at Quaid’s mazaar before heading off to Lahore.
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‘There was nothing democratic in PPP’s tenure’
APML supporters gather to condemn the house arrest of party chief.
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Imran leaves Karachi without making a big speech
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairperson leaves thousands of supporters disappointed.
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Knock knock. Who’s there? Are you going to vote?
Political workers are planning a door-to-door campaign this Saturday morning.
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NA-255 profile: The kite struggles to stay afloat while the lantern glows dimly
MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed is contesting the seat; election results crucial to his party’s survival in political arena.
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As violence goes down in NA-242, civic problems come to the fore
About 40 per cent of the area’s residents don’t have access to potable water.
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Out of reach?: Voters in PK-77 refuse to vote, demand relocation of polling station
"There is no truth to the statement regarding the polling station being set up 25 kilometers away from them,” says RO.
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Civic duty: NGOs striving hard to lure women to polling booths
Workshops conducted in Mardan, Swabi, Peshawar to raise awareness.
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The final stage: Govt spells out holistic security plan
Control room established to monitor polling activities, deploy helicopters.
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Bajaur political diary: Electioneering in FATA’s smallest agency
Many tribesmen are contesting as independents because of threats to political parties.
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Hung parliament in the offing?
Imran's ideology, I believe, will make it impossible for PTI to join hands with PML-N or PPP to form a government.
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Blood on the ballot
Taliban seems determined to carry on with their games of death right into the polling day itself.
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Love him or hate him, but everyone said #PrayersforImranKhan
After the PTI chief suffered a fall during a rally, people, including opposing politicians pray for him.
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Ballot papers to be dispatched to concerned officials by Wednesday: DG ECP
Syed Sher Afgan says security measures are in place to ensure safe dispatch of ballot papers.
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After suffering fall, Imran issues video message
PTI chairman issues video message from hospital bed, urges people to vote on May 11.
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Six killed in blast during PPP rally
Attack takes places during a rally in Lower Dir.
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11 dead in blast at JUI-F election rally
Former MPA Mufti Syed Janan escapes attack unhurt.
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Elections 2013: Hazaras vow to make votes count
Ruquiya Hashmi faces a double challenge, being Hazara and the first woman to stand in Quetta for NA seat.
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Zia’s legacy still lives: Bilawal
Conspiracies afoot by some elements to convert Pakistan into a ‘country like Zia’s’.
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Campaign galore: Imran draws a lesson from World War II
Says nation-building is more important than building roads.
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Elec-tion-ary: Elections in 1988
Benazir defeats no-trust move.
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PPP disappeared from scene by own follies: Nawaz
Promises to cut govt expenses by 30pc and set up a chain of small banks.
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Women’s issues: Who will be fair to the fairer sex?
PML-Q, PML-N, PTI emphasise greater political participation by women.
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Constituency profile: Fortress Larkana showing cracks
Poor performance and internal rifts may hurt the PPP in its greatest stronghold.
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Election Day: Low voter turnout expected in Balochistan
Security situation, new polling system cited as expected reasons.
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Khurshid Begum: The woman who defied the Taliban threats
The ANP candidate for NA-14 continues campaigning despite threats from militants.
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Tourist resort: Popular hill station Murree abuzz with politics
With electioneering in full swing, businesses suffer.
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Campaign trail: Gunning for Gujrat
PML-Q’s Pervaiz Elahi aims to take back the seat his cousin lost in 2008.
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Establishment wants right-wing in power: Rabbani
PPP veteran questions silence of US, EU and Britain on relentless Taliban attacks on PPP, ANP and MQM.
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Quetta Visit: Kayani reviews poll security
According to ISPR, 7,000 army personnel have been deployed in Balochistan to perform security duties.
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Kurram Agency carnage: 23 killed in bomb attack on JUI-F rally
TTP claims their target was Munir Orakzai, not Maulana Fazl’s party.
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Pakistan election violence forces candidates behind high walls
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan kill more than 70 people in attacks targeting three major political parties.
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Elections: AIOU to provide logistic support to local administration
The AIOU buses will be made available to the local administration on the polling day.
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Political moves: PPP candidate withdraws in favour of another
ASWJ candidates in Tando Adam also withdraw in favour of PML-N.
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Election tussles: PML-N workers clash with JI, PPP activists
The PML-N workers allegedly ransacked a JI camp.
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Political parties’ manifestos: ‘Most promises unrealistic, major issues ignored’
Experts claim most parties offer nothing different.
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PPP candidate levels accusations against poll officers in Shikarpur
Sardar Bhayo alleges that they are biased against PPP and might influence electoral outcomes.
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Sindh yet to decide if private schools close from tomorrow
An official notification is expected this afternoon.
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NA-256: A House divided on ethnic and sectarian lines
Residents of the area, which has 19 seminaries, face increasing sectarian violence.
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Code of conduct: NA candidate among 33 PML-N workers arrested, 25 flee
Case registered against 3 other parties’ candidates in separate incidents.
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Election leave: Private schools object to May 8-13 closure
Say students already lagging behind schedule due to various holidays.
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Musharraf plea: LHC sends case to back of election queue
Says it will deal with cases of candidates participating in elections first.