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Final tally: 2,294 candidates to contest from K-P and FATA
In total, 1,438 candidates are competing for 99 general seats of the K-P Assembly.
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Battle for Thatta: Muzaffar terms Shirazi’s allegations false
Owais Muzaffar's spokesperson issues clarification in response to Shafqat Shah Shirazi's press conference.
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Pre-poll anxiety: 50% polling stations in city sensitive
Additional IG Shaikh makes dire electoral predictions on his last day in office .
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Convoys turned rallies: Notices issued for code of conduct violations
Mujhtaba Shujahur Rehman to be served notice soon.
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Challenging eligibility: Petitions against PPP stalwarts’ acceptance pile up
Candidates go to court against Fehmida Mirza, Khursheed Shah.
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Final decision: LHC allows Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to contest elections
Former prime minister will be able to contest elections from NA 51 constituency in Rawalpindi.
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Half of Karachi's polling stations declared sensitive
The army will be on standby in case the situation requires their presence.
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Princely Liaisons: The Khan family controls politics in Kalat
Two princes – Agha Irfan Karim and Umer Khan – running for two Balochistan Assembly seats in 2013 elections .
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Website update: ECP releases list of candidates for K-P, Sindh
Some 2,296 candidates will contest polls from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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At Imran’s bastion: Nation to throw tsunamis into Indus, says Shahbaz
Says PTI leader is deceiving the youth.
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Bahawalpur contest: Nawab eyes bagging maximum seats
Says more seats will support Imran; PTI man withdraws from NA-185.
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Constituency profile: Fear looms over election campaign in Quetta
Loyalties and nationalism remain key factors that promise to sway vote bank in Quetta.
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elec-tion-ary: [Election-in-1977]
Army Chief General Ziaul Haq imposed martial law in the early hours of July 5, 1977.
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Musharraf’s trial: Caretakers not to give own opinion
Minister says all court orders regarding ex-general will, however, be followed.
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Sabotaging elections: Politician’s office, ECP official’s house attacked
Two ANP workers killed in drive-by shooting.
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Citizen journalists to monitor polls
The reports will be collated and mapped on the Pakvotes website, says Pakvotes Partnership Manager.
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Four soldiers killed in FR Bannu blast
Tribal elders threatened to scrap their peace agreement with the government if curfew is not lifted in the agency.
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In campaign mode: Imran vows to pull out troops from Waziristan
Says once he is elected to power, Pakistan will not be a slave to anyone.
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Shifting gears: JI launches its election cell in Karachi
At the event, the party announced the names of its candidates for seats in the city.
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ANP to field candidates in all parts of Sindh
The party remains undeterred by the growing TTP threat.
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NA-29 Swat: Candidates sign code of conduct agreement
Present manifestos and answer questions at a candidate forum.
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After biryani, Ali Raza Abidi tries his hand at politics
MQM awards candidate a ticket to contest NA-251 seat in Karachi.
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On the brink of elections, an outpouring of adoration for Sanam Fakir
People who used to ardently support political parties say they will now vote for her.
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Joint election drive: Six to the power of one
Four independent, two party candidates to back one from among them in the polls.
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Poll fight: PTI to win May 11 elections says Kasuri
PTI will not let the corrupt flee the country, says Kasuri.
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Ahmadis still out of electoral process
The registration form requires them to identify themselves.
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Polling stations: Metal detectors, walkthrough gates to be installed
The RPO ordered action against people involved in fireworks and aerial firing.
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A sin to vote in upcoming elections: Tahirul Qadri
PAT to carry out peaceful protests on May 11 to protest against the 'corrupt' electoral framework.
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Expired CNICs can be used to cast votes: ECP
Officers at polling stations to check CNICs for verification purposes.
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Setting the agenda
Our political parties have their own priorities oblivious of the real challenge that we face.
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Blast near National Party rally in Turbat
According to the party spokesperson, no one died in the blast.
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‘Politicians learnt from past, institutions did not’
Seminar on caretaker govt’s role in elections brings up role of non-state actors.
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Non-cooperation movement: JUI-F workers reject electoral cooperation with QWP
JUI-F provincial deputy chief & QWP K-P President announce both parties will cooperate on 4 NA and 16 PK seats.
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Apprehensions: Barozai warns of ‘virus’ threat
Says political virus is much more lethal than polio.
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Sacking of judges: Nothing personal against Musharraf, says Nawaz
PML-N chief says that while he has forgiven the former president, he must still be tried for his actions.
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Moment of truth: ANP, PPP popularity in K-P to be put to test
Both parties face a markedly different election scenario as compared to 2008 polls.
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Bannu district: PPP’s Anwar Saifullah withdraws from NA-26
Leaves seat for independent candidate Maulana Naseem Ali Shah.
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Upsurge in attacks: CEC urges caretakers to ensure security of politicians
Continuing acts of terrorism are likely to lower the morale of the public: CEC
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Covering new ground: Imran Khan to address Karak, DI Khan
This will be Imran Khan’s first address here.
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Lal Qila ground: MQM unveils candidates
Out of 671 candidates, 256 have been fielded for provincial assembly seats in Punjab.
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Fighting back: Women of Swat say they will vote, come what may
Unofficial surveys point towards increased female participation in polls.
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Constituency profile: The battle for ‘Mini Raiwind’
PML-N’s development projects may swing the vote in their favour.
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Election Security: Former MPA survives shooting, supporter killed
Sial was campaigning in the rural area of Rang Pur in Muzaffargarh district, when he was attacked.
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Campaigning at gunpoint?: PPP says another party ‘intimidated’ its candidates
PPP candidates in Lyari allege that MQM has turned some of their voters into hostages.
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Families unite to give PPP a tough time in the elections
PPP insists no alliance can defeat them as they provided gas, electricity and roads.
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Shirazis press for army’s deployment on poll day
Accuse Tappi of using state machinery to rig polls.
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Attacks and mud-slinging: The guns and sticks come out
PTI, JI offices in Karachi attacked by ‘unidentified men’ within 24 hours.
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Lawyer determined to give veteran politicians a tough time in NA-250
Instead of plastering billboards with his face, Jibran Nasir will fix sewers in his election campaign.
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Clan politics
Breaking clan lines can happen again and all parties need to consider why this is not proving to be the case.
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A cynical view of a minor farce
There is still confusion in minds of people, particularly those who lived under Ayub Khan's secular government.