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Govt to respect SC’s guidance on Senate's open ballot: FM Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said opposition is against open ballot elections for political scoring
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Payback: PM compensates ‘betrayed’ Senate nominee
Aslam Gill, who lost recent Senate polls in Punjab, has been made ‘special assistant’.
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Senate top slots: Allies back PPP nominees Bokhari, Baloch
Half of upper house to retire today.
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Coalition endorses Nayyar Bukhari, Sabir Baloch nomination for top Senate seats
They will stand election for Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate on Monday, March 12.
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Names finalised: PPP keeps key Senate slots in hand
Nayyar Hussain Bukhari as chairman, Sabir Baloch deputy and Ishaq Dar leader of the opposition, sources say.
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Pork-barrel politics
While funds allocated to legislators are part of development budget, no PC-I is prepared for schemes they identified.
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Senate top slot: Race heats up with new entrants
PPP members and coalition partners agreed that the final decision would be made by President Zardari.
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Politics: the art of riding people?
It is a tragedy that 'siyasat' today has a pejorative aspect and Urdu sometimes uses it as an insult.
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Balochistan Senate poll: PML-N files appeal in ECP demanding recount
In the appeal, PML-N says that the provincial presiding officer was complicit with the candidates.
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Aftermath: After Senate win, PPP, allies weigh options
Discuss candidates for Senate top slot, relations with judiciary.
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Senate elections fallout: Angry PML-N rejects Balochistan results as rigged
Decides to take matter to SC, ECP; National Party leader files petition in BHC.
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ECP upholds Senate results from Balochistan
The commission had earlier withheld results after applications were filed requesting a recount in the province.
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Senate elections: Balochistan govt directed to stop release of funds to MPA
Balochistan High Court admits constitutional petition, orders govt to stop release of funds to Pir Abdul Qadir Gilani.
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Situationer: What does this victory mean for the PPP?
PPP now holds 41 seats (including the 3 withheld Balochistan seats) of the 104-member Senate.
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Senate elections: Despite drama, upset, PPP comes out on top
PPP grabs 16 seats, PML-N 8, ANP 6, MQM 4, JUI-F 3, PML-Q 3, BNP-A and PML-F one each.
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Given that the elections have taken place, it points to the fact that our democracy continues to function.
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Senate elections: PML-N alleges seats were publicly auctioned
Urges ECP to cancel results of seats where ‘black money’ is involved.
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Senate polls: PML-N MPA Yasin Sohl withdraws resignation
The MPA had resigned after he was forced to show ballot papers before casting his vote.
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Polling for Senate seats ends, PPP, coalition partners win
Each of the four provinces will have 23 seats in the 104-member senate.
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Election primer: Understanding today’s Senate polls
PPP stands on the brink of domination in the upper house of parliament.
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Move to end secret ballot falls through
K-P assembly differs motion for Senate polls.
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Optimism: CM confident of victory in Senate
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah meet the Jatoi brothers of National Peoples Party.
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Senate elections: Seven out of 54 elected unopposed
PPP's Aitzaz Ahsan, PML-N's Ishaq Dar elected unopposed.
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Senate elections: PML-N, PML-Q to field joint candidate
Leaders from both rival parties met to evolve consensus on fielding Nisar for a general seat.
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Striving for success: Osman Saifullah elected as Senator
Osman claims he looked forward to continuing his family’s history of public service.
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Senate Seats: PML-N sets out its election plan
PML-N finalises its strategy for Senate elections telling its MPAs who they would be voting for.
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Senate candidates: Lists revised, candidates get elected unopposed
PPP set to become largest party in upper house since Zia’s rule.
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Senate elections: PPP finalises Senate candidates from Sindh
Coalition partner cries foul, says will not withdraw from Senate elections.
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Senate: Mushahid Hussain, Osman Saifullah elected unopposed
Both candidates were elected unopposed as no appeal was filed till 4pm – the deadline set by the commission.
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Senate elections: PML-N’s sole candidate from Islamabad withdraws papers
PML-Q’s Mushahid Hussain Syed, PPP’s Osman Saifullah likely to be elected unopposed.
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Senate election: Arbab’s demands despite 4-year absence could be a game-changer
He wants to be the Opposition leader or he could spoil PPP chances of unopposed election.
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Senate polls: Aitzaz likely to be elected unopposed
Kamran Michael, Ishaq Dar might also make it into the upper house without opposition.
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Senate poll: Aitzaz, Awan assets challenged with the ECP
The finalised list of the candidates will also be announced on February 24.
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Senate nominations: With papers in, Aitzaz begins journey to Senate
166 applications received against 54 Senate seats, says ECP.
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Senate nominees: Politicking in full swing for upper house elections
Nomination forms have been filed, with Punjab elections unlikely to be unopposed.
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Senate elections: PPP stalwarts Aitzaz, Awan submit nomination papers
Hafiz Shaikh, Javed Ahmed also submit their documents on behalf of the PPP.
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Election update: MQM plans to increase its Senate strength to 7
Nasreen Jalil, Umer Khan Ali Sherzai among nominees for upper house of parliament.
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MQM nominates seven candidates for Senate elections
Candidates nominated for seven general, two women, two minority and two technocrat seats.
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Senate strife: Amidst discord, PML-N announces candidates
Parties poised to prevent unopposed elections.
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Senate polls: Mohsin Leghari considering independent run
Says he has obtained nomination papers, will consult others.
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Senate polls: Ishaq Dar, Kamran Michael among PML-N’s official candidates
MNA Nuzhat Sadiq, Muhammad Hamza, Rafiq Rajwana and Zafarullah Dhandhla are the remaining four candidates.
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ANP’s choice of Shahi Syed for a Senate seat piques MQM
Sattar believes by patronising likes of Shahi Syed, ANP wants 'to punish MQM for demanding separation of Hazara'.
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Disgruntled PML-N members win Senate nomination
Three members nominated for upper house as they were about to join PTI.
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PML-N to finalise its Senate candidates
Party chief Nawaz to grant final approval to short-listed nominees.
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Senate elections: Fata lawmakers pay up to maintain clout
Nine of 11 MNAs arrange to keep Fata Senate seats amongst themselves.
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Ticket frenzy: ANP finalises squad for Senate elections
Azam Khan Hoti, Ilyas Bilour among those given tickets.
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Despite conspiracies, Senate polls will happen on time: Gilani
Says PPP has suffered the most due to rigging and hence committed to free, fair and transparent election.
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Senate elections: MQM presses PPP for more seats
PML-Q is also pushing the ruling party for an ambitious quota for the upper house polls.
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TV anchor Mubasher Lucman seeks delay in Senate polls
In a petition filed with the SC, Lucman says almost 100 MPs not qualified for voting in the March 2 elections.
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Senate elections: Big three carve out Punjab seats
Coalition partners PPP, PML-Q also finalise negotiations.