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PPP scraps April 4 rally amid security concerns
Pakistan Peoples Party spokesperson says the party will have a closed gathering instead of a public rally on April 4.
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PML-N member attempts to set herself on fire for not getting party ticket
Sakina Mengal doused herself with petrol at a press conference but was stopped by people.
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ECP orders overhaul of top bureacracy
Replace all federal and provincial secretaries, says ECP.
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Dual nationality case: Former MPA to serve one year in jail
Scrutiny of former members of the provincial and national assembly continues.
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Elections: Imran Khan to contest 5 NA seats
Imran Khan withdraws papers for NA-126, in favour of NA-122 and NA-125.
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Reserved seats for women: ECP begins scrutinising nomination papers
Papers for minority reserved seats will be examined beginning April 4.
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Security provisions: CM asks intelligence agencies to coordinate with candidates
Inform contestants, law enforcers of any possible threats.
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Internal rifts: JUI-F, PTI workers divided over ticket allotment in K-P, FATA
Alleged unfair allotment practices have compelled candidates to contest independently from their respective parties.
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Fake degree case: Former MPA, MNA awarded jail terms
Both also need to pay penalty worth Rs5000 each in addition to the sentence.
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Election fever: Record number of nomination papers filed in Lower Dir
110 hopefuls filed their papers, with 28 contesting for NA-34 and 82 competing for four provincial assembly seats.
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Elections 2013: Over 10,478 file nomination papers
Fear of strict scrutiny led to fewer candidatures.
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Minority candidates for National Assembly
Political parties finalise names of minority candidates for National Assembly seats.
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Discussing elections: PPP’s manifesto devoid of people’s aspirations, speakers
PPP, other parties criticised over inconsistencies, gaps in election manifestoes.
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Fresh races, old faces: Largest parties in K-P retain previously-elected lawmakers
The new provincial assembly will likely host many former seat holders.
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Article 62: RO asks Tappi about farz rakats in daily prayers
Tappi showed up at a Hyderabad court as part of the scrutiny process for aspiring election candidates.
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Scrutiny process: Luck, lucre and lawmakers
Mysterious prizes and unexplained gains as aspirants reveal financial history.
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Upcoming polls: Disgruntled PTI leaders to contest independently
Shafqat Mehmood said a final decision on awarding tickets to ‘clean candidates’ would be taken on April 7.
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Ticked off over tickets: PPP workers up in arms
Zardari arriving in Naudero to handle matters personally.
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Passing the buck: A real spat over fake degrees
HEC, ECP fail to decide the fate of 183 former parliamentarians whose degrees have yet to be verified.
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Verification of degrees: Clock ticking for nearly 200 ex-lawmakers
CJP orders ‘ruthless scrutiny’ of all contestants.
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In MQM manifesto, LG polls get top billing
Women promised 50% representation in parliament.
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General Elections: Bahawalpur candidates file papers
Bahawalpur witnessed 116 nominations for the National Assembly and 291 for the provincial assembly respectively.
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Election Process: Scrutiny of nomination forms begins
RP accepted 12 nomination forms, while rejecting one as it did not have all the required documents attached.
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‘Fake Degree’: Latif’s disqualification plea dismissed
Petitioner had claimed that Punjab University records showed that Latif had not taken his own exams.
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Disqualified Candidates: LHC moved for Articles 62, 63
Justice Shah directed ECP and government lawyers to appear before the court on April 2.
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Economic revival: Caretaker govt last hope for businesses
The rupee is showing signs of stability against the dollar despite repayments to the IMF.
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Word Games: LHC moved to declare clause in nomination papers ‘unconstitutional’
Siddiqui said the clause previously read “has not been in default” instead of “is not in default”.
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First meeting: New cabinet approves 8,000 more cops for Sindh
Caretaker CM told of severe financial crisis within the provincial government.
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Bilawal comes back to Pakistan
There had been rumours of a rift between Bilawal and President Asif Ali Zardari as reason for his departure.
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The Khan Sahib ministry dismissal
I don't doubt ML was more popular in NWFP at the time & an ML ministry was inevitable, my qualm is with the procedure.
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Who can contest elections?
If we do not challenge undemocratic nominations, political parties will remain dynastic, resembling a family business.
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Changing times
We can now start hoping that women will soon be able to take part in the polling process in Fata.
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PTI leads list of candidates nominated on reserved NA seats for minorities
As many as 16 political parties nominate 77 different candidates.
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ECP asks for two helicopters to dispatch voters’ lists to Balochistan
ECP additional secretary says ballot papers and voters' lists will be sent via helicopters and a C-130 aircraft.
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Waqar Zaka hopes to go from cobra to constituency
VJ-turned-TV show-host says he will provide ‘100% shughal’ to people, if elected.
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MQM wants to turn Pakistan into welfare state: Farooq Sattar
MQM releases party manifesto focusing on social, economic and human development.
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PTCL blocks ECP site access due to massive traffic: DG IT
Website started receiving 50,000 visits per minute, claims DG IT of Election Commission.
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189 degrees of political candidates under HEC scrutiny
Politicians with unverified degrees must submit all documents in order to contest polls.
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Malik phones Altaf: Code of conduct during polls discussed
The political parties should solve all issues by mutual understanding instead of resorting to confrontation.
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Elections 2013: Security plan chalked out for Khyber
A total of 170,000 voters are registered and steps have been taken to include the agency’s 59,219 female voters.
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Bad blood: Discord surfaces in political parties during ticket awarding process
Fissures appeared over the ‘wrong’ selection of candidates.
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Internal rifts: PPP district leadership opposes Kundi’s nomination
Threaten to support opposing candidate or boycott elections if ticket allotted to former NA speaker.
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Swabi alliance: Four religious groups to contest elections together
JI, JUI-S and JITS decide to contest elections from one platform.
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Women Manifesto 2013: Blue Veins releases policy statement to increase women’s participation in polls
Needs of women across KP, FATA highlighted to include in political agenda.
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Common ground: JI calls for alliance with JUI-F
Central VP stresses JI and JUI-F needed to have a seat adjustment because of their common goals.
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PTI leaders miffed that old stalwarts are losing their places to fresh faces
Sindh parliamentary committee accused of favouring blue-eyed boys.
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PTI, PML-N face increasing pressure to finalise candidates
Both parties are negotiating seat adjustments with JI.
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Elections: Candidate rides donkey to file nomination
PML-N, PTI supporters brawl on way to returning officer’s office.
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Overseas Pakistanis: NADRA seeks ECP approval for voting software
The approval has to come before April 5 for timely deployment of the system.
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Charsadda: Rickshaw driver to contest on MQM ticket
Khan said the MQM has also awarded a party ticket to Liaqat Ali, a daily wager at a bakery.