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Upcoming elections: PPP will win big in Punjab says Zardari
The PPP chairman is scheduled to meet party representatives and parliamentarians for Faisalabad today.
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Days of alliance
The PPP’s two allies in government, the MQM and the ANP, have both stated they will contest the election...
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Flexing muscles: Sindh parties form ‘grand alliance’ against PPP
Led by PML-F chief Syed Sibghatullah Rashdi, the alliance comprises 10 parties.
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Polls on the horizon: Zardari meets PPP leaders from central Punjab
Directs them to make contacts with people in their districts well ahead of polls.
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Upcoming elections: ECP working out stringent scrutiny process for candidates
ECP seeks SBP, FBR, NAB collaboration to screen out loan defaulters and tax evaders.
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Election strategy: PML-Q demands 55 NA seats in talks with PPP
Parties fail to reach consensus on contesting elections as an alliance or via seat adjustments.
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Hashmi Talks To Media: ‘Sheikh Rasheed is being neglected that same way I was’
“Today, Rasheed’s analysis is more accurate than the statements of the PML-N leadership,” says Hashmi.
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Caretaker government: ‘Dr Qadri and PTI share apprehensions’
Qureshi says PTI negotiating with the Muttahida Wahdatul Muslimeen, Jamaat-i-Islam.
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ECP reconstitution: Nawaz rebuffs demand as ‘conspiracy’
Nawaz says that the Sindh government has failed to stem the tide of violence in the commercial capital of the country.
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Preparing for polls: PML-N women’s wing revamps itself
Launches new office in Nowshera, appoints two new officials.
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Reconstitution of ECP will postpone elections: Aitzaz Ahsan
Voter registration and correction should be the prime focus of ECP, says Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan.
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PTI now Pakistan Tehreek-i-Contradictions: Chaudhry Nisar
Chaudary Nisar blamed PML-Q, PTI and MQI of making moves to postpone elections.
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Demands of Karachi delimitation justified: Nawaz Sharif
PML-N chief says some forces are working to hold back elections and that the party will not let them do so.
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Vehari By-Polls Challenged: LHC summons election chief of Punjab
Under Article 224(4) of the constitution by-polls can not be held before 90 days of the general election.
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Upcoming polls: ECP agrees to deploy army at Karachi polling stations
Army personnel will stay at the station until election results are announced.
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No need to dissolve ECP: Fakhruddin G Ebrahim
CEC says the election commission is working within legal framework, political parties should help, not criticise.
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Upcoming elections: PTI, Qadri likely to ally against PML-N
High-level PTI delegation meets the MQI chief.
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PTI, MQI wish to delay polls: Iqbal
Reconstitutution of ECP not possible with just five weeks left for the government’s tenure to expire, says Iqbal.
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Electioneering: In Swat, political activities gain momentum
PML-N, QWP gaining ground, PTI, PPP yet to put up “strong show”.
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Govt plea turned down: ECP ban on new recruitments to stay
Commission, however, allows exemptions but prohibits diversion of funds.
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Tax details necessary for candidates contesting elections: ECP
Ban on government hiring to continue despite objections.
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PTI leaders, Tahirul Qadri hold talks over reconstitution of ECP
PTI president says issue was only discussed during meeting, final decision will be taken later by the party.
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Upcoming polls: PTI demands reconstitution of election commission
Calls for reappointment of provincial commissioners to oversee polls; president’s resignation.
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Provincial politics: PML-N yet to figure out election strategy
Pir Sabir Shah says it’s a great omen that a democratically elected government will complete its five-year term.
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The many forms and shapes of pre-poll rigging
Few resisted temptation to term 1997 SC's govt dismissal a form of pre-poll rigging with then president, CJ...
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Militants could increase activities during elections: Bilour
Bilour announces ANP's all party conference as a platform for political parties to unite against militant threats.
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PTI says nothing personal against Asma Jahangir, does not fit caretaker prime minister criterion
PTI says the ECP has failed to implement SC orders, should be reconstituted. Calls for Zardari's resignation.
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PPP: taking Sindh for granted
It will be difficult to further cajole people of Sindh with the dogma of roti, kapra aur makan, unseen for 40 years.
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The millennial generation
The aspirations of the young are for a better tomorrow and for stability, justice, rights and economic opportunity.
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General election: Jamaat-e-Islami to fight solo
The party will make seat adjustments to improve its chances.
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Govt-opposition: Behind-the-scenes talks over caretaker set-up underway
A group in PML-N is holding negotiations with the government over dissolution of assemblies.
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A new beginning, maybe
To my mind, Jahangir has always been equally ruthless on all parties, her position as balanced as it gets.
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MQM to go it alone in next polls: Sattar
Farooq Sattar says MQM will contest next elections independently on their manifesto, may give in to seat adjustment.
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Interim PM: Chaudhry Nisar rules out talks with govt
"In case no consensus is reached, we will leave it to ECP to decide the matter,” says Nisar.
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EC Directive: Sindh locks coffers, bans hiring ahead of polls
Diversion of funds already allocated to various development projects also banned.
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Timing is everything: Some PPP circles see polls after September
Law Minister Farooq H Naek will be tackling the formalities of the dissolution of the assemblies.
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Establishment’s backing?: Don’t worry about Qadri, Kayani told CEC, hold polls
In a meeting, army chief assured Fakhruddin G Ebrahim of complete support.
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The future of the Pakistan Peoples Party
In its bid to survive the establishment’s onslaught the party has become very centralised over the past few decades.
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Meeting at Presidency: PPP to cajole allies on South Punjab, interim set-up issues
Party also discussed NAB chief’s recently dispatched letter to the president.
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Comment: List of choices for interim PM
One must not forget that President Zardari could propose his choice through PM, which might prove difficult to reject.
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'Agreed game': Imran Khan rejects Asma Jahangir’s name for caretaker PM
If Jahangir is named the caretaker PM, PTI would hold the biggest protest in the country's history, warns Imran.
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Balochistan misstep: Five years on, political outfits wise up on poll participation
Political stakeholders call the boycott of the 2008 elections ‘a political mistake’.
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Proposed schedule: ‘Polls in May, two months after NA dissolution’
Election contenders will have only 60 days to campaign; PPP tells orders mobilising resources for a big win.
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Marathon meeting: Qadri-govt talks hit stalemate
Govt reluctant to reconstitute ECP, introduce electoral reforms; Dr Qadri threatens to move Supreme Court.
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IRI survey: PML-N’s popularity on the rise
Support for the party has increased both on the national and provincial levels.
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On the eve of the third real election
Election will provide answers to the questions being raised about evolving political, economic orders in the country.
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Election 2013: What’s in an election symbol?
The number of registered parties far exceeds the number of available ECP symbols.
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Voter verification: PML-N decides to move court
Party members are also expected to prepare a report on the capacity of other political parties in Sindh.
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Voter verification: With cops killing, dissent grows
At a sit-in, protesters demand presence of soldiers in door-to-door campaign.
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Karachi voter verification: Opposition parties to protest outside Parliament
State of affairs in Karachi is against free and fair elections, says PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar