General secretary is confident the party will make a ‘clean sweep’ on Election Day.

Analyst says some are running for more than one seat for political insurance.

Despite moving to more ‘secure’ locations, tribesmen continue to be targeted.

There are no ‘grand strategies’ in any of the manifestoes that can address the difficult issues that must be tackled.

Recurrent analysis of own performance vis-a-vis their manifestos will help political parties to be more self-reflexive

The inability of PPP, MQM and ANP to indulge in any sort of electioneering is indeed a shame.

Personal mud-slinging against one another would only further damage the image of politicians.

The bomb blasts ripping through ANP, MQM and, though to a lesser extent, PPP have been called a new kind of rigging.

PML-N workers stage protest at Indus Highway, blocking traffic.

Forget Taliban attacks, chronic power outages are arguably the single biggest voter complaint.