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Picking a Side
TTP has made elections into a two-party contest and PML-N, PTI must express their desire to stand against them.
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Sindh has the most sensitive polling stations
As many as 21,326 polling stations declared sensitive divided into two categories of sensitive and highly sensitive.
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MQM announces election candidates
Altaf Hussain voices concerns about killings of MQM workers, supporters.
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Election nominations: Who’s in who’s out?
Bench dismisses petitions challenging acceptance of nominations of Imran Khan,former MNA Hamza Shahbaz.
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Threat of attacks: MQM undeterred by terror, says Sattar
Says party will not back out of elections.
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At odds with ECP? Govt not to deploy soldiers at individual polling stations
Army personnel will be kept in reserve close to cantonment areas.
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Constituency profile: For Mansehra seats, it's the mosque that matters
In the district, you don’t cast your vote so much as you vote your caste.
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Electoral process: NADRA starts dispatching electoral rolls
Karachi, 35 districts of Punjab are still to receive both copies of the electoral rolls.
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Zia’s constitutional amendments.
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Electioneering interrupted: Rocket fire leaves two tribesmen dead, 22 hurt
The missiles landed near two separate political gatherings.
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PPP manifesto: After five years, PPP shifts focus on energy woes
Promises $36b will be spent on solving power woes, five million new jobs, land reforms if elected.
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Vote(s) of confidence: MWM banks on Shia voters across Sindh to sweep upcoming general elections
MQM’s vote bank will be affected because of our candidates, claims party leader.
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Testing the waters: First-timers ASWJ confident of victory
Leaders say that at least 50 per cent of students in seminaries will vote for them.
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Analysis: Attacks on ANP spur pre-poll rigging buzz
Analyst says those being targeted will eventually blame the state.
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NA-24: PML-N refutes possibility of alliance with PPP, ANP
Party will field its own candidates in Tank, DI Khan constituencies.
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Widening rift: Disgruntled PTI workers decide to contest polls independently
Claim ticket allocation in FATA ignored ideological workers in favour of less deserving candidates.
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‘Unlawful campaigning’: Show-cause notice issued to former assembly speaker
The notice accuses Chagarmatti of utilising government machinery for his political campaign.
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Peshawar district: ECP issues final list of candidates
200 approved for 11 provincial assembly seats, 65 for National Assembly.
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Electoral cooperation: JUI-F, QWP agree on seat adjustment while others still wrangle
To support each other on four National Assembly and 16 provincial assembly seats.
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Wooing the youth: Young blood will drive the age of progress in Pakistan, say leaders
Members of political parties try to connect with the youth at an interactive session.
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Disgruntled Ayaz Amir to support PTI in Chakwal
Amir offered unconditional support to PTI candidates from NA-60 and Na-61 and pulls out of the election race.
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PML-N announces names of Sindh candidates
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz's Sindh chapter announces names of its candidates from Sindh.
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MQM resolves to participate in elections ‘despite being targeted’
Dr Farooq Sattar says MQM is being cornered through a planned conspiracy.
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LHC allows Chaudhry Wajahat to run for elections
Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain will contest on the NA-104 seat in Jallalpur Jattan-Karianwala.
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Windscreen of Nawaz Sharif’s aircraft cracks mid-air
Plane diverted towards Lahore, Nawaz safely off-boarded.
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Give me what I want, if you want a vote
Local Twitter users had fury to unleash, along with some funny personal requests.
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Rocket attack on election rally injures 2 in South Waziristan
Attackers fire four rockets from the nearby mountains.
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Security issue: President concerned over threat to candidates
ECP approves draft of ordinance on giving expats right to vote.
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It’s official: PML-N goes solo in Punjab
Party unveils its list of candidates; will also field its man against PML-F in Muzaffargarh.
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Precaution: ANP decides against holding big rallies
All local party presidents, contesting candidates have been asked to participate more in TV programmes and interviews.
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Upcoming polls: PTI announces candidates for K-P, FATA, Balochistan
MQM, PML-F’s 10-party bloc field candidates for Sindh.
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1970 and 1977: The birth of alliances.
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Nomination withdrawn: Hina Rabbani Khar steps down in favour of her father
Bids adieu to politics; Sheikh Waqas also withdraws papers to support his father in Jhang.
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JUI-F’s election plan: English, Urdu versions of manifesto termed incongruent
Analysts’ questions on party’s promise to abolish interest-based banking remain unanswered.
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Back in the game: Pervaiz Ashraf allowed to contest election for now
ECP directed to put former premier’s name into the list of valid candidates.
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Changing minds: Independent candidate eyes ANP ticket
Rehman says he wishes to contest from the PK-5 constituency from ANP’s platform again.
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Transparent polls: Caretaker CM meets MQM leaders
Holding free, fair and transparent elections is a top priority of the interim government, says caretaker CM.
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‘ECP should focus on fair elections, not size of posters’
Leaders of PPPP criticise Election Commission of Pakistan.
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Protest: PTI women’s wing demands security for Imran Khan
Gulalai blamed the interior ministry for not providing adequate security to Imran Khan.
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Watching from the sidelines: 121 candidates withdraw papers from Peshawar
NA-1 topped the list with 11 candidates opting out of the race
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Bozdar withdraws ‘out of respect for Shah’
Protests erupt in Sukkur after PPPP awards ticket to Ikramullah Dharejo at PS-3.
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Strategising : QWP chief dismisses reports of seat adjustment, deadlock with JUI-F
Sherpao says doors for electoral cooperation are open for all parties.
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Election Day planning: 200 polling stations declared ‘sensitive’ in Swat
Out of 617 polling stations, 195 are designated for men, 195 for women and 227 for combined voters.
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Murad Ali Shah to contest elections after giving up Canadian nationality
Bench allows Dr Nasrullah Baloch to contest only after verifying his degree from HEC.
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Risky business: Candidates not satisfied with security, blame Election Commission
Say their campaigns have been adversely affected by recent threats, attacks.
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PTI list of candidates
List of PTI candidates in Sindh, Balochistan, Islamabad, FATA.
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Ghinwa to face Faryal Talpur on Bhutto family seat
PPP Shaheed Bhutto announces names of candidates for elections .
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Sukkur’s Sanam Faqeer determined to give rivals a tough time
Transgender candidates stake claim in upcoming elections.
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Overseas Pakistanis to be given the right to vote: ECP
Draft of the ordinance will be sent to the Law ministry within two days.
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List of candidates for Sindh
List of candidates for provincial and national assemblies.