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No one can point fingers on transparency of elections
in Punjab: CJ ANP boycotts re-polling in PS-128 PTI planning party-based local polls |
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Nawaz wants
`common agenda` National leadership should be on `same page` Road, rail links
to be developed between Gwadar and Kashgar, Drone attacks should be stopped Achakzai wants action against Musharraf
and others who were behind his illegal moves Voted prime minister by the new National Assembly on Wednesday for a record third term, Nawaz Sharif proposed making a `common agenda` with political allies and foes to wade through a `jungle of problems` that he said had grown in Pakistan…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=06_06_2013_001_005 Punjab CM to be elected today Members of the Punjab Assembly will elect leader of the house (chief minister) in a session of the house scheduled to be held here on Thursday (today) morning….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=06_06_2013_002_007 Fauzia Kasuri quits PTI Fauzia Kasuri, known as a vocal spokesperson for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), announced on Wednesday her decision to quit the party…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=06_06_2013_003_005 Excited PML-N supporters create ugly scenes in NA Chaotic scenes marred the National Assembly session that elected Mian Nawaz Sharif as prime minister on Wednesday to the extent that Speaker Ayaz Sadiq was obliged to intervene personally to bring calm and apologise for the mismanagement before commencing the official business….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=06_06_2013_004_001 Ex-senator takes lead in Khyber re-polling Independent candidate and former senator Nasir Khan bagged first position by securing 4,028 votes at 21 polling stations during re-polling for National Assembly seat, NA 46, in Khyber Agency on Wednesday…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=06_06_2013_005_004 PTI reluctant to give Jamaat its choice
dept Opposition of donor agencies to give education department in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa coalition government to Jamaat-i-Islami is delaying the formation of the provincial cabinet, it is learned…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=06_06_2013_005_005 Nawaz gets 16 more votes than two-thirds majority In his election as the third-time prime minister, Nawaz
Sharif clinched 16 more votes than the dream two-thirds majority in the
National Assembly….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23323-Nawaz-gets-16-more-votes-than-two-thirds-majority Nawaz Sharif to stay at PM House Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will stay at the Prime Minister’s House, knowledgeable sources say. The decision has been taken in view of the security situation. Earlier, Mr Nawaz Sharif was planning to stay at the Punjab House….. |
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race for opposition leader Soon after the general elections in which the PML-N emerged as the largest party and secured a simple majority in the National Assembly, it became almost certain that the party chief, Mian Nawaz Sharif, will be the next prime minister…… http://beta.dawn.com/news/1016219/mqm-holds-key-to-race-for-opposition-leader Nawaz Sharif set to make history today After remaining in the political wilderness for almost 14 years, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is set to become the country’s prime minister for the third time as the National Assembly meets here on Wednesday to elect its leader of the house. Although two political heavyweights….. http://beta.dawn.com/news/1016218/nawaz-sharif-set-to-make-history-today Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Keeping in view the numerical strength of the PML-N and its allies in the National Assembly, Nawaz Sharif would face no difficulty in becoming the prime minister for a record third time, but the party’s dream to see him as the consensus leader of the house could not materialize as the major opposition parties have declined to withdraw their candidates in his favor…… Bye bye PTI? A central leader of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf is threatening to leave the party today over claims of ‘unjust’ distribution of party tickets on reserved seats. Fauzia Kasuri, who was once PTI’s women wing president, claims to have been ignored by her party for its choices in reserved seats for women…… http://dawn.com/2013/06/04/bye-bye-pti/ PML-N to conquer
Punjab Governor’s House soon As the PML-N government is going to be formed in a couple of days, the party leadership has begun to discuss names for the next Punjab governor. Incumbent Governor Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmoor, appointed by the PPP government, had resigned two days after the general elections. The PML-N insiders say that……… N, PPP likely to
swap Treasury, Opp leaders A fter the change of guards in the National Assembly, the positions of Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are likely to be swapped between Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) because of the former's landslide victory in May 11 elections….. JUI-F MPA jailed
over fake degree Newly elected JUI F MPA Sardar Meer Badshah Qaisrani was arrested and shifted to Dera Ghazi Khan Central Jail following his conviction for two years in a fake degree case on Tuesday. The convict, however, said he would file an appeal in the Lahore High Court against the judgment….. ECP lifts ban on
arms display The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has lifted ban on carrying and display of all kinds of weapons and firearms with immediate effect, a press release said Tuesday. The ban was imposed during the general elections. A letter sent by the poll authority…… |
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ECP finally sets up election
tribunals Election tribunals had been constituted earlier but were dissolved
even before their jurisdiction could be defined. The obvious reason for the
dissolution was a deviation from the procedure because chief justices of
respective high courts had not been consulted on the matter. The first
objection to the move was raised by the Sindh High
Court (SHC)…..
Nawaz, Fahim file nomination
Papers for PM Election Nawaz Sharif,
whose nomination papers for the prime minister’s election were submitted
today, is set to become prime minister for the third time after his party
secured simple majority in the newly-elected National Assembly……
PPP-P refuses to withdraw from PM election PPP-P President Makhdoom Amin Faheem said that his party would bring a PM candidate against Mian Nawaz Sharif. Following PPP-P parliamentary party meeting…..
Balochistan Assembly speaker, deputy speaker to take
oath today The newly elected speaker and deputy
speaker of Balochistan Assembly will take oath of their office Tuesday, Geo
News reported….
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s MPA gunned down in Hangu HANGU - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly member, Farid Khan Orakzai, was shot dead by unknown gunmen along with his companion in Hangu district on Monday. The assailants opened indiscriminate fire on Farid Khan’s car near Shahi Masjid in Sangair locality…. |
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urged to remove flaws before local bodies elections JI calls for fresh polls in Karachi,
Hyderabad, Fata Hanif
Abbasi dejected as Imran bowls a bouncer Nisar
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PPP Wins A National
Assembly Seat Reserved for Women PPP was able to win a third reserved seat for women in
National Assembly from Punjab on Saturday after its candidate Beelum Husnain won a draw….. MQM to contest for
NA speaker, deputy speaker Muttahida Qaumi
Movement coordination committee urged the opposition political parties to
vote MQM’s nominees for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker slots in the National
Assembly. In a statement issued here on Saturday, it stated that MQM
had decided to sit on the opposition benches in the provincial and national
assemblies and …… Opportunity goes a
begging KP fails to improve revenue generation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has not made
any progress in collection of general sales tax (GST) on services on its own
in line with the 18th Constitutional Amendment and thus undergoing financial
losses, official sources told Dawn. The last provincial government did not pay much attention
to put in place a mechanism to start collecting GST on services and it missed
out an opportunity to expand its revenue base, said the officials…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=02_06_2013_005_001 Imran Khan to
represent Pindi in NA Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI)
Chairman Imran Khan will represent Rawalpindi in the National Assembly. This
decision was announced during PTPs parliamentary committee meeting in the
National Assembly on Saturday…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=02_06_2013_004_001 PPPP to work for
united opposition: Khursheed The former ruling party, PPPP, that was defeated in the
May 11 elections decided on Saturday to contact and cultivate various
opposition parties in the National Assembly to form a united opposition in
the Lower House. "We want to create a strong and effective opposition…. First Sikh MPA
since Partition Takes Oath Saturday marked a historic milestone for the Sikh
community in the Province. A Sikh representative for the first time since
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MPAs-elect in
Punjab to take oath today The Punjab Assembly`s 16th house will take oath on
Saturday (today). Outgoing speaker Rana Iqbal will preside over the session and administer oath
to MPAs-elect. New speaker and deputy speaker will be elected in the second
session of the house which is likely to be held on Monday.….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=01_06_2013_002_006 PPP reminds Shahbaz of protest camp The Pakistan People`s Party has asked incoming chief
minister Shahbaz Sharif to set up a `camp` to
protest against loadshedding. At a press conference
here on Friday, PPP Punjab Secretary-General Tanvir
Ashraf Kaira said Shahbaz
Sharif should now set up a camp to protest against prolonged outages. Shahbaz during the People`s Party government had pegged
tent at Minar-iPakistan to protest against the
Centre for denying power to Punjab….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=01_06_2013_002_002 PTI Lawmaker shot
dead In the forst targeted attack
following the May 11 Parliamentary Elections, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmaker in KPK Assembly, Farid
Khan…. BNP to decide
whether to sit in Assembly: Mengal The Balochistan National Party has not yet decided if it
would sit in the assemblies or not, said party chief Sardar
Akhtar Mengal on Monday,
adding that the decision would be made on…. PML-Q to rally
behind PTI in NA, PA Facing a crisis of deteriorating its public image, the
PML-Q has decided to rally behind the PTI in the Parliament and Punjab
Assembly in a bid to regain some of its lost reputation. The PML-Q, which was
founded with the blessings of former strongman Pervez
Musharraf, lost almost complete ground in the 2013
elections due to its partnership with the PPP. MPAs-elect in
Punjab to take oath today The Punjab Assembly`s 16th house will take oath on
Saturday (today). Outgoing speaker Rana Iqbal will preside over
the session and administer oath to MPAs-elect. New speaker and deputy speaker
will be elected in the second session of the house which is likely to be held
on Monday. PML-N`s nominee for chief minister`s slot Shahbaz
Sharif is likely to take oath on June 6. The PML-N has secured two-thirds
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tribunals’ constitution The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has so far failed to notify the constitution of 27 election tribunals (ETs) to deal with a plethora of rigging complaints from various political parties and candidates. http://images.thenews.com.pk/31-05-2013/ethenews/t-23210.htm Crying foul: ‘May
11 was the worst kind of fraud with the people’ Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Sindh secretary general Dr Khalid Mehmood Soomro termed the May 11 elections as the worst kind of fraud and a conspiracy under which the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were handed a victory in Sindh and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged victorious in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). http://tribune.com.pk/story/556738/crying-foul-may-11-was-the-worst-kind-of-fraud-with-the-people/ Rigging allegations
that refuse to die down ISLAMABAD: The talk of rigging in the elections refuses to die down. Although, largely, political parties have accepted the results of the May 11 elections, there is hardly a mainstream political party, be on the winning or losing side, which didn’t raise the issue of rigging. http://dawn.com/2013/05/31/rigging-allegations-that-refuse-to-die-down-2/ Role of ROs in
polls questioned Terming the elections 2013 significantly better than the previous ones, a civil society organisation on Thursday, however, said the role of returning officers (ROs) remained questionable in some areas from where the actual results did not reach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). http://dawn.com/2013/05/31/role-of-ros-in-polls-questioned-2/ Myth of fair
electoral process Prior to May 11, I was feeling that my participation in fair and transparent polls, (as claimed by the Election Commission of Pakistan), was going to be extremely important which made me feel very happy. When I cast my first vote I was elated. To vote for a credible candidate is a national and moral obligation of every citizen, and the historical turnout was ample proof of a thoroughly motivation nation. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-31/page-7/detail-4 Elections 2013: a
historic moment The people’s verdict of May 11 has demolished several myths and established new realities that promise a bright future for Pakistan. The realisation that this country cannot nurture democracy has finally ended due to the voters, who have rejected most of the corrupt and incompetent politicians, thus correcting the course of democracy. www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-31/page-6/detail-4 ECP told to
maintain status quo in PS-22 The Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday to maintain the status quo in the Sindh Assembly’s PS-22 Naushahro Feroz constituency. http://dawn.com/2013/05/31/ecp-told-to-maintain-status-quo-in-ps-22/ Vote recount for
PS-14 tomorrow Returning officer and first additional sessions judge of Jacobabad Ramesh Lal summoned all contestants for PS-14 to appear before him at 10.00am on Saturday for recounting of votes of a disputed polling station and declaring the final winner. http://dawn.com/2013/05/31/vote-recount-for-ps-14-tomorrow/ PILDAT suggests ECP
to introduce electronic voting machines The Pakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) on Thursday suggested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to introduce electronic voting machines to minimize the possibility of tempering and human error in polls. http://images.thenews.com.pk/31-05-2013/ethenews/e-180962.htm |
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ordered to dispose of all cases in 120 days Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani on
Wednesday ordered election tribunals to dispose of all cases in 120 days Recount, thumb
impression verification ordered on two NA, seven PA seats The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ordered the
recounting of and verification of thumb impressions on votes polled in two
National Assembly and seven Punjab Assembly seats. SHC turns down
request to bar two elected MPAs from taking oath The Sindh High Court (SHC)
turned down a request to bar two elected MPA from taking oath during the Sindh Assembly session. The requests were made by Muttahida Qaumi Movement's Rauf Siddiqui and Pakistan
Peoples Party's (PPP) Saussi Palijo.
Siddiqui, who lost PS-114 to Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz's (PML-N) Irfanullah
Khan Marwat, had gone to court, pleading it to
nullify the election results and order re-polling in the entire constituency. Express Tribune: http://tribune.com.pk/story/556191/shc-turns-down-request-to-bar-two-elected-mpas-from-taking-oath/ Women's reserved
seats: Top politicians' spouses, kin strike it lucky The kith and kin of top political leaders have once again
grabbed a lion's share of the reserved seats for women in both the National
Assembly and provincial assemblies. Some of them managed the feat without
actually winning in the recent general elections. Women in elections:
Contrary to claims, ECP fails to release gender-based data With mounting reports of agreements to bar women from
casting their votes casting a shadow on the May 11 polls, the Election
Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has failed to release gender disaggregated data
of votes polled. Postscript to the
May 11th elections In many ways, the general elections have been historic.
The predictable probabilities and the logical projections are that the
magnitude of this election's fallout on Pakistan's political landscape will
have monumental consequences for years to come. Will those resultant effects
be positive or negative? The nation will have to wait. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-30/page-7/detail-0 PTI reiterates
demand for re-counting Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has reiterated demand of recounting of ballot
papers in over 20 controversial constituencies to restore the confidence in
the electoral process. "Let us hope that sanity prevails and ballots in 20
odd controversial constituencies are recounted to restore the confidence in
the electoral process," the PTI leader and candidate from NA-57 Malik Amin Aslam who lost to Shaikh Aftab of PML-N said http://images.thenews.com.pk/30-05-2013/ethenews/e-180727.htm Interim setup
ensured peace during elections: Nizami Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Arif Nizami on Wednesday said
that despite terrorism threats, the caretaker government remained successful
in ensuring the law and order situation across the country on elections day Losers should
accept election results: Asma Talking to media in the premises of Lahore High Court,
former president Supreme Court Bar Asma Jahangir
said that the observers had declared the elections 2013 as free and fair. She
said that rigging on large scale was not reported despite the insufficient
arrangements made by the Election Commission of Pakistan to make the polling
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MQM plea against rigging in PS-114 The Sindh High Court (SHC) on
Tuesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to decide an application
of a Muttahida Qaumi
Movement's candidate against rigging in the provincial assembly constituency
PS-114 Karachi. Rauf Siddiqui
alleged in the petition that one of his rival candidates, Irfanullah
Khan Marwat of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, made the entire polling staff of the constituency
hostage and rigged the election. http://images.thenews.com.pk/29-05-2013/ethenews/e-180468.htm SHC appoints judges
for election tribunal Sindh High Court Chief Justice Mushir Alam on Tuesday named
judges for the three election tribunals set up in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur. Zafar Khan Sherwani, Ashfaq Baloch and Zaheer Legahri have been suggested by the SHC for the election
tribunals in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur
respectively. Besides these, the chief justice has proposed that three more
tribunals should be set keeping in view number of cases http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\05\29\story_29-5-2013_pg12_13 60 percent turnout
big achievement: Noorul Huda Sindh Caretaker Information
Minister Noorul Huda Shah on Tuesday said the
interim government maintained peace in the province and 60 percent turnout in
general election 2013, was a proof of that. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\05\29\story_29-5-2013_pg12_4 PML-N wins major
chunk of reserved seats The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
got lion's share in the parliamentary reserved seats by grabbing, so far, 95
of the 201 seats as notified by the Election Commission of Pakistan on
Tuesday. There are 216 reserved seats in the national and four provincial
assemblies out of which 31 are reserved for minorities while the rest are for
women. The names of 15 women lawmakers are yet to be notified. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-29/page-12/detail-0 De-mock-racy Stalin famously said "It is enough that the people know
there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The
people who count the votes decide everything." Those of us who do not
identify as Stalinists believe that in a democracy the fundamental value of
polls is to decentralise the arbitrary patronage of
the powerful and expand the voices heard in the political realm. In a
democracy the job of decentralising patronage
belongs solely to the public http://images.thenews.com.pk/29-05-2013/ethenews/e-180404.htm The lucky ladies
who made it to the new parliament The daughters, wives and widows of some key political
figures have been elected to the national and provincial assemblies on
special women's seats. Indirect election of any female this way is the
exclusive right of political parties, which get their choices elected in
proportion to their representation from the concerned provinc.
Some are welcome while others unwelcome additions in the class of lawmakers http://images.thenews.com.pk/29-05-2013/ethenews/e-180561.htm Christian
Candidates Incapacitated in Elections 2013: PUCM A chief imperfection in the electoral system of Pakistan
is that minority's and women's seats are renounced into the hands of
political parties. These reserved seats will be filled when the parties send
in their priority lists to the Election Commission of Pakistan. http://www.christiansinpakistan.com/christian-candidates-incapacitated-in-elections-2013-pucm/ Elections, civilian
rule and militancy Pakistan's political leaders excel in undercutting each
other. They are now refusing to fully acknowledge each other's electoral
success. If this trend persists they will become vulnerable to manipulation
to state institutions and their capacity to withstand the pressures of
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forces: Political parties demand re-election in Karachi Apart from the three former coalition partners in Sindh, all political parties reached a consensus on
Monday for re-elections under the army’s supervision in Karachi. SHC expresses
reservations over election tribunals The Sindh High Court (SHC)
registrar wrote a letter on Monday to the Election Commission of Pakistan
(ECP), expressing reservations over the set-up of election appellate
tribunals, adding that they (the tribunals) were set up without consulting
the SHC. BHC stays
distribution of reserved seats Balochistan High Court has withheld the distribution of
Balochistan assembly reserved seats for women and minorities following a
petition filed by National Party (NP) on Monday. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\05\28\story_28-5-2013_pg7_7 ECP writes to
registrars for HCs’ input on ETs appointment The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has communicated
to the registrars of all the five High Courts to incorporate the respective
inputs of the chief justices concerned for the appointment of election
tribunals, following a related order of the Sindh
High Court issued here on Monday. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-28/page-5/detail-0 FAFEN report: ECP
tight-lipped over gender discrimination The poll body has been tight-lipped over 15 incidents
across the country in which women were barred from casting votes on May 11 by
some political and religious parties. http://www.tribune.com.pk/story/555365/fafen-report-ecp-tight-lipped-over-gender-discrimination/ Despite threats,
Balochistan saw record turnout in polls Despite militants’ constant threat to bar candidates from
casting votes in the May 11 polls, Balochistan witnessed a record turnout of
43% for the first time in election history. http://tribune.com.pk/story/555344/despite-threats-balochistan-saw-record-turnout-in-polls/ Re-polling: In Tharparkar, all eyes on PPP-Qureshi
contest With the general elections wrapped up, re-polling in Tharparkar is now in the limelight. Scheduled for June 1,
the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ordered re-elections at 47 polling
stations of the district, after reports of massive rigging and snatching of
ballot boxes erupted. http://tribune.com.pk/story/555333/re-polling-in-tharparkar-all-eyes-on-ppp-qureshi-contest/ 19 parties didn't
get a single vote in polls The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Monday issued
details of the votes polled in favour of political
parties in the general elections. According to details, 19 political parties
couldn’t get a single vote for the National Assembly seats, while other 18
parties were unable to secure 100 votes. The ECP said the political parties
which got the maximum votes were PML-N, PTI, PPPP, MQM and JUI-F. Qaumi Watan Party (QWP), Mazdoor Kisan Party, Pakistan
Green Party and Pasmanda Awami
Tehreek couldn’t get a single vote in the May 11
polls. Tehreek-e-Masawaat
of Musarrat Shaheen got only 99 votes in the
general elections. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-28/page-3/detail-4 ECP says 18
political parties even failed to get 100 votes in election Nineteen political parties could not secure a single vote
in the recently-held general elections; meanwhile 18 political parties were
failed to even secure 100 votes, said Election Commission of Pakistan on
Monday. Total 130 parties took part in the elections. PTI received second
most votes in general election Imran Khan’ party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), despite finishing third in terms of seats,
received the second largest number of votes in the general election, data
released on Monday showed. http://tribune.com.pk/story/555048/pti-received-second-most-votes-in-general-election/ Rigging concerns
What ECP should do TWO weeks after the general elections, allegations of
rigging from various quarters refuse to die down. Some politicians have held
aloft ‘ballot papers’ on TV while others have uncovered them from garbage
dumps — papers that are meant to be in the ECP’s possession. Meanwhile, poll
monitors have asked the ECP to publicly release detailed election data. http://dawn.com/2013/05/28/rigging-concerns-what-ecp-should-do/ Zero women voter
turnout in some Swat areas Swat Unity Network, a grouping of 13 nongovernmental organisations, has said zero women voter turnout was
recorded at many polling stations of Miadam and Bharthana union council, Swat on May 11. http://dawn.com/2013/05/28/zero-women-voter-turnout-in-some-swat-areas/ |
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secret funds, refuse audit of Rs3.5 billion Nineteen government ministries are using almost Rs3.6
billion as secret funds and have refused an audit of this public money. The
Directorate General Audit of the federal government informed the Supreme
Court of Pakistan in writing that it was not just the Ministry of Information
which…. New MQM Rabita Committee formed In a major bid to revamp the organisation
structure of the party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has announced a
23-member Rabita (coordinating) Committee and a ten
member Tanzeemi (organisational)
Committee on Sunday….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23117-New-MQM-Rabita-Committee-formed First PML-N budget
to seek macro-economic balance The first Nawaz Sharif budget,
to be presented on June 7, is likely to accord top priority to correct
macro-economic imbalances. It is likely to contain measures for reasonable
tax revenue generation and a sizeable cut in government expenditures….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23120-First-PML-N-budget-to-seek-macro-economic-balance Balochistan set for
new era of national integration With greater chances of Dr Maalik
Baloch as the next chief minister of Balochistan, a
turning point in the history of Pakistan as a new era of national integration
is set to commence with the true representatives of people assuming power.
Turning of the nationalists to mainstream politics is likely to encourage the
remaining nationalists to join national politics….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23122-Balochistan-set-for-new-era-of-national-integration Altaf throws ‘bad
eggs’ out of MQM basket MQM chief Altaf Hussain has restructured his party’s
central decision-making Rabita Committee. He
announced the names of 23 members of the new central coordination committee
and 10 members of Karachi Tanzimi Committee on
Sunday evening. The reorganisation of these
vital organs of Muttahida Qaumi
Movement (MQM) comes after reports that a strong group within the party had
been challenging the main leadership…. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-27/page-1/detail-2 PTI to cleanse KPK
coalition of dual nationals Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf-led coalition, which would form government in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa, has decided to also get
affidavits from all the members KPK Assembly about their nationality soon
after they are administered oath of their new assignment on May 29.Sources in
PTI confirmed to The Nation that all the MPs of KPK Assembly would….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-27/page-3/detail-5 Family circle wants
Zardari put Qaim on CM
slot Although President Asif Zardari is the ultimate authority to pick a name for the
slot of chief minister in Sindh, different groups
within PPP have been lobbying to get nominated a new face of their choice. It has been learnt that aspirants for the top slot have
been lobbying and throwing receptions in honour of
MPAs-elect in order to attract them and get them into their confidence.
Nevertheless, insiders claim that a decision has…. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-27/page-3/detail-2 Nawaz urged to nominate AQ Khan as president Leader of Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan (TTP) Dr Muhammad Ayyub
Khan has urged the PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to
nominate renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer
Khan for the office of President of Pakistan. Talking to journalists here on
Sunday, he said that Dr Qadeer Khan made Pakistan
the first Islamic atomic power and enabled Nawaz
Sharif to take credit of it……. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-27/page-5/detail-4 PPP leaders want
party overhaul Most of the senior leaders of Pakistan People`s Party,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, have urged the central
leadership to focus on reorganization of the party from grassroots to top
level and give due weight to the ideological workers in order to reactivate
them across the country. Reacting to the information that the central
leadership had called a meeting of only party`s ticket-holders to know the
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PML-N govt should complete term: PPP The PPP-nominated leader of opposition in the National
Assembly, Syed Khursheed
Ahmed Shah, has said his party would like to see the incoming PML-N
government completing its five-year term and believes that this will
`permanently close the door to dictatorship`. `If the PML-N government
completes its tenure….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=26_05_2013_001_002 PTI to field Hashmi for PM`s post The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
(PTI) has decided to field Javed Hashmi as its candidate for the prime minister`s slot.
Imran Khan, the party`s chief, will be its parliamentary leader in the
National Assembly while Dr Arif Alvi
will be its chief whip in the house. The decisions were taken at a meeting of
the party`s parliamentary committee, chaired by Mr
Khan at his residence here on Saturday…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=26_05_2013_001_003 Election debacle Q`
regrets forging alliance with PPP The Pakistan Muslim LeagueQuaid
on Saturday admitted that its decision to contest May 11 elections in
alliance with the Pakistan People`s Party was a `mistake` that cost it
dearly. The admission by PML-Q leadership came at a meeting of the party
ticket-holders for the recent election here at the Chaudhrys`
residence here on Zahoor Elahi
Road. PML-Q President Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Husain….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=26_05_2013_002_006 PTI supporters hold
anti-Altaf rally in New York A number of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
(PTI) supporters Friday staged a demonstration in front of the British
Consulate in New York City calling for action against MQM chief Altaf Hussain
for making statements prejudicial to the integrity and solidarity of
Pakistan. They carried banners demanding that Altaf Hussain, a British
national….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-26/page-5/detail-1 MQM keeps operating
options open The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has not taken any decision regarding
joining the government or sitting on the opposition benches, a party release
reads. According to the press note, all options are open for the
MQM and final decision will be taken after consultation with party workers
and public……. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-26/page-2/detail-5 Shahbaz, Pagara meet;
PML-F to join govt in Centre PML-F chief Pir Pagara Syed Sibghatullah
Shah Rashdi gave his approval to being part of the
government in the Centre during his meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahbaz
Sharif who called on him here on Saturday……… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23101-Shahbaz-Pagara-meet;-PML-F-to-join-govt-in-Centre Citizens reject
election results: JI Sindh Amir Jamaat-e-Islami
(JI) Sindh chief Dr Mairaj-ul-Huda Siddiqui has said that
holding of transparent elections is the only way to keep peace in the
metropolis, but the right of the citizens has been robbed through a record
rigging in the recent elections. “The citizens do not accept the results of
the recent general elections. Fresh elections must be held in Karachi and
Hyderabad under the supervision of Pak Army…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-26/page-4/detail-5 |
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crisis PML-N govt to take difficult decisions, says
Nawaz While the PML-N said on Friday that its government would
take difficult decisions to overcome the energy crisis, the PPP criticised the caretaker government for not releasing
Rs22 billion for electricity generation `which could have provided some
relief` from prolonged loadshedding of
electricity……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=25_05_2013_001_002 Negative propaganda
against elections` ECP threatens to hold contempt proceedings The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that
negative propaganda has been unleashed against it and warned that it may
exercise its powers to initiate contempt proceedings against those indulging
in such wrongdoing. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, ECP
Secretary Ishtiak Ahmad Khan said the commission
enjoyed powers to conduct trial on contempt charges but had so far exercised
restraint……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=25_05_2013_003_003 Punjab the story
behind the numbers A map does not just chart, it unlocks and formulates
meaning; it forms bridges between here and there, between disparate ideas...`
These heat maps too give meaning to what happened
on May 11 and forms bridges between the numbers and the anecdotal analyses
that have already been provided. It shows through numbers and colours the extent of the PPPP`s defeat in Punjab……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=25_05_2013_004_002 The decline of the
PPPP N the absence of exit polls, it is always difficult to say
with clarity why the voters voted the way they did. But data can add some
detail to the anecdotal analysis. The PPPP was expected to do badly in Punjab
especially in the upper and central parts due to its perceived inability to
`deliver`, especially on electricity load-shedding and inflation. The absence
of a central leadership and its poor image in the media certainly did not
help……… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=25_05_2013_004_001 Imran asks CJ to
order probe into poll rigging by ROs Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday urged Chief
Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
to hold a probe into, what he called, unprecedented rigging, and punish the
erring Returning Officers (ROs) for their ‘terrible role’ in the process……… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23077-Imran-asks-CJ-to-order-probe-into-poll-rigging-by-ROs Nawaz to fly to S Arabia, China, Turkey after
assuming PM office Nawaz Sharif will undertake
whirlwind visit of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and China next month after assuming
the office of the prime minister since Pakistan would like to discuss methods
with world community to overcome its problems, especially the energy
crisis…….. Fazl urges Zardari
not to issue ordinance Rejecting the proposed mini-budget by the caretaker
government, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
(Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Friday urged
President Asif Ali Zardari
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rally through video link Pakistan Tehreek-iInsaf Chairman
Imran Khan will address party`s major protest demonstration against
`worst-ever rigging` through video link in Islamabad on Friday (today). This
was stated by PTI Punjab President Ejaz Chaudhry
while chairing a meeting with regard to mass protest in Islamabad at party`s
Punjab secretariat on…….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=24_05_2013_002_003 PkMAP, NP seek posts of NA speaker, CM The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and the National Party (NP) have jointly staked
their claims to the posts of chief minister in Balochistan and speaker of the
National Assembly. Talking to Dawn here, PkMAP
general secretary Akram Shah said his party had
forwarded the name of NP president Dr Abdul Malik for the post of chief
minister. He said his party was seeking the post of NA speaker………….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=24_05_2013_003_003 ECP keeps lists for
reserved seats secret The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) continues to
keep secret documents it is supposed to make public forthwith under the law.
The documents are the lists submitted by political parties for seats reserved
for women and minorities in the national and provincial assemblies and
Section 47-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1976, required their
immediate publication for information of public……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=24_05_2013_003_001 Pakhtuns voted for change, says Hoti `Pakhtuns act first and think
about it later, which might be the reason they voted for those promising
change, while in Sindh and Punjab, the people voted
on ethnic grounds, remarked former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
chief minister and Awami National Party leader Ameer Haider Khan Hori about
the psyche of the Pakhtuns on Thursday……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=24_05_2013_005_006 Altaf dissolves MQM
Pak, UK coordination committees Muttahida Qaumi
Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has disbanded the party’s coordination
committees in Pakistan and the United Kingdom with immediate effect on
Thursday. The administration of the party’s headquarters, Nine Zero in Azizabad, was also dissolved……. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23059-Altaf-dissolves-MQM-Pak-UK-coordination-committees Nawaz picks dream team, all from brother’s
closet Nawaz Sharif, the Prime
Minister-in-waiting, has short-listed a team of bureaucrats he wants to be
his core team at the federal level to implement his vision, writes Ansar Abbasi. In his endeavour to build a good team of bureaucrats…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23065-Nawaz-picks-dream-team-all-from-brothers-closet Nawaz will face 100-strong opposition in NA The numerical strength of the opposition parties in the
342-member National Assembly, put together, will cross the 100 mark with the
inclusion of the reserved women and minority seats. This tally will further
swell by at least a dozen members if Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat Ulemae Islam (JUI)…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23067-Nawaz-will-face-100-strong-opposition-in-NA Shujaat moves ECP against five poll winners Apparently alarmed with the rapid political extinction of
his party, the President Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has moved the electoral body against the
five Parliamentarians-elect, accusing them of violating their oaths to join
PML-N instead of Q-League……. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-24/page-2/detail-6 |
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ANP workers demand
resignation of office-bearers over poll defeat Majority of the Awami National Party (ANP) workers of Mardan have rejected the inquiry committee constituted by the party leadership to search the reasons of defeat in recent elections. They demanded immediate resignation of all office-bearers for their failure in the elections 2013……. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-23/page-5/detail-1 Balochistan CM name
to be finalised within a day: NP A senior National Party leader stated on Wednesday his party, the PML-N and PkMAP could easily form government in Balochistan, and hence there was no need to induct other parties into new government. “The name of chief minister would be finalized within a day.…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-23/page-5/detail-0 18 election
officers awarded Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi has awarded 18 officers of civil administration and police department with commendation certificates for their excellent services for the administrative and security arrangements of General Election 2013 in Faisalabad division. ….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-23/page-5/detail-2 Imran discharged,
goes home According to a press release issued here, the hospital spokesman said Imran Khan walked from his room on the third floor of the hospital to the exit on the ground floor, unaided. As previously explained, Imran will continue to receive regular physiotherapy….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23036-Imran-discharged-goes-home PTI stages protest
against Zahra’s killing The demonstration was staged in the area of Gulberg which was attended by a number of PTI women workers from Lahore, led by central vice president Dr Seemi Bokhari. Women wing Punjab President Saloni Bokhari demanded…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23043-PTI-stages-protest-against-Zahras-killing MPA-elect’s son
shoots girl PML-Q MPA-elect Dr. M Afzal’s son shot and injured a girl in Model Town area, Geo News reported Wednesday. Abdullah escaped after shooting the girl as she got out of a private school. The injured student was being treated at Bahawal Victoria Hospital….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23046-MPA-elects-son-shoots-girl PTI officials meet
Imran A delegation of Pakistan Tehreek-iInsaf (PTI), Punjab officebearers, led by PTI provincial president Ejaz Chaudhry and secretary-general Dr Yasmin Rashid, met party chief Imran Khan at his residence in Zaman Park on Wednesday. The delegation finalised a strategy…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=23_05_2013_002_009 For Hanif Abbasi, battle for NA-56
still on For Hanif Abbasi, the battle for NA-56 is not over as he is still in the field in the hope that Therik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan would vacate the seat. Abbasi`s residence in Satellite Town is frequented by voters and supporters where the PML-N leader receives and talks to them…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=23_05_2013_004_005 Key KP Assembly
posts Opposition yet to finalise strategy The opposition parties in the next Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have yet to decide whether to field joint candidates against the Pakistan Tehrik Insaf-led coalition`s nominees for the top three posts of the chief minister, the speaker and the deputy speaker, or leave the field open. The opposition seems in disarray, while the PTI-led coalition members…….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=23_05_2013_005_004 |
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more votes than in 2008 Against a general perception that the emergence of a third
force would adversely affect the PML-N vote bank in the May 11 elections,
figures released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday revealed
that the party polled 119 per cent more votes than in the 2008 elections….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=22_05_2013_001_001 PTI leaders lead
rally against `rigging` Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaf (PTI)
workers and supporters on Tuesday staged a demonstration against alleged
rigging in the general election and Election Commission of Pakistan`s (ECP)
`indifference` to the rigging complaints.
A large number of PTI supporters from all walks …… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=22_05_2013_002_011 PTI slams ECP on
fee for verification of thumbprints Reiterating its demand for a recount in 25 National
Assembly constituencies, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
(PTI) on Tuesday criticised the Election Commission
of Pakistan (ECP) for charging a fee for carrying out verification of thumb
impressions of voters. Speaking at a news conference at the party`s……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=22_05_2013_003_002 ECP was informed
about lack of capacity before polls The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had been
informed before the May 11 elections that the National Database and
Registration Authority (Nadra) did not have the
capacity to verify large numbers of thumbprints of voters but no heed was paid
to overcome the deficiency, sources in the two organisations
told Dawn on Tuesday….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=22_05_2013_003_003 Turnout claims are
misleading THE large number of people that came out to vote on May 11
is seen as a sign of democracy. And it seems that this election witnessed a
considerably higher voter turnout than past elections. The numbers,
undoubtedly, are promising. Take NA-1 Peshawar where PTI chief Imran Khan
trounced ANP`s Ghulam Ahmed Bilour…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=22_05_2013_003_001 Violence during
elections Police summon local PML-N, PTI leaders Police have summoned the local leaders of Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf,
who had been booked for the murder of a political activist, violation of the
election code of conduct and violence during election campaign,
it has been learnt……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=22_05_2013_004_004 MQM’s Karachi Tanzeemi Committee dissolved Muttahida Qaumi
Movement chief Altaf Hussain has dissolved MQM’s Karachi Tanzeemi
Committee. The decision was made following observations and recommendations
made by the public and party workers during the general workers’ to the
party’s general workers at the Azizabad’s…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23019-MQMs-Karachi-Tanzeemi-Committee-dissolved Turnout remains
55.14pc in 2013 polls The PML-N has bagged the highest number of nearly 15
million votes followed by the PTI’s over 7.6 million and PPP-P’s around 6.9
million votes, as more than 46 million Pakistanis exercised their right to
vote in the recently held general elections to make second highest voters’
turnout of 55 per cent in Pakistan’s general…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-22/page-1/detail-5 ECP asked to deploy
Army during repoll at NA-46 The tribal elders of Khyber Agency have demanded the
Election Commission to immediately notify elections results of those polling
stations at NA-46, wherein election process was peacefully held on May 11.
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against PTI leader’s killing in Karachi Activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday staged a protest demonstration
against the brutal killing of party senior leader Zohra
Shahid in Karachi and demanded the government to immediately arrest the
culprits. The protest demo led by PTI district President….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-21/page-2/detail-2 JUI-F mulls terms
for joining hands with PML-N in Centre Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
(Fazl) is planning to sit on treasury benches with
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) with a condition to
adopt issue-based approach on host of the issues, which the upcoming
government could face in future….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-21/page-2/detail-8 BNP-M women wing
stages demo against rigging The Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal)
Women Wing on Monday took out a rally and staged a protest demonstration
outside the Quetta Press Club on Monday against what they alleged rigging in
the May 11 polls….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-21/page-5/detail-3 People voted to
defeat misguided minority: Kayani Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq
Parvez Kayani on Monday
said the nation withstood the threat of terrorism and defied the unfounded
dictates of an insignificant and misguided minority by actively participating
in the general elections…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22992-People-voted-to-defeat-misguided-minority-Kayani Zardari sees local, global games behind PPP’s
defeat President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday the PPP fell
victim to a national (local) and international conspiracy in the recent
general elections and its mandate was still being hijacked in Sindh….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22993-Zardari-sees-local-global-games-behind-PPPs-defeat PTI govt to make province corruption free, peaceful: Pervez Khattak Pervez Khattak,
PTI’s nominated chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(KPK) said the provincial government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would make the province corruption free and
peaceful. It will focus on the stability of provincial institutions, restoring
law and order….. Imran-Altaf dispute
hits London The increasingly bitter fight between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insfaaf (PTI) and the
London-based Muttahida Qaumi
Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has arrived in London and there is every
sign that it might get out of control — a kind of tussle unseen before in
this country….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-23001-Imran-Altaf-dispute-hits-London Votes to be
verified through thumb impressions The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is ready to
carry out verification of thumb impressions of voters with the help of the
National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra)
if ordered by election tribunals set up to hear complaints about rigging or
irregularities in the May 11 elections…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=21_05_2013_003_004 Lobbying on for
ticket Imran likely to vacate Peshawar`s NA seat As there are indications that Imran Khan is vacating NA-1
seat, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf activists have begun
lobbying to get the party ticket for byelection in
the Peshawar constituency. According to insiders, the ticket may go to
someone from among the party`s…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=21_05_2013_005_004 Khattak wants next KP budget to be reflective of
PTI programme Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf wants
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa`s budget for the next financial
year a reflection of its election programme for
which it is weighing its options, PTFs provincial general secretary Shaukat Yousafzai told Dawn….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=21_05_2013_005_005 |
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anti-Altaf charges Muttahidda Qaumi
Movement (MQM) workers staged a sit-in in Karachi on Sunday against Imran
Khan’s allegations against Altaf Hussain. Dozens of MQM workers…. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22978-MQM-protesters-flay-anti-Altaf-charges UK protesters seek
action against Altaf The British government has been urged to “prosecute and
indict” the Muttahida Qaumi
Movement (MQM) founder and leader Altaf Hussain for allegedly inciting
violence from British soil against “peaceful democratic protestors” in Karachi
and for “threatening” media outlets…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22979-UK-protesters-seek-action-against-Altaf Arif Alvi wins
NA-250 for PTI Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Arif Alvi won the NA-250 seat after repolling
in 43 polling stations on Sunday. According to unofficial results, Alvi secured more than 77,000 votes against about 30,000
of Khushbakht Shujaat…. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22980-Arif-Alvi-wins-NA-250-for-PTI JI announces names
for three ministries in KPK govt The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) have announced names for three ministries in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial government. Sirajul Haq,
Inayatullah Khan and Habibur
Rehman…. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-20/page-5/detail-3 PTI workers told to
end Lahore sit-in, reach Islamabad Aleema Khan, PTI leader and
sister of party chairman Imran Khan on late Sunday night, following the
directions of Imran Khan, asked the party volunteers to call off the protest
against the poll rigging at Lalik Jan Chowk, Defence and gather in
the federal capital on Tuesday (tomorrow) to participate in a massive protest
over the issue….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-20/page-5/detail-6 PTI protests
against Zehra’s assassination The PTI office-bearers and workers here protested against
the murder of PTI Sindh Vice President Zehra Shahid and alleged that the MQM was involved in her
assassination. PTI local leaders Hamadullah Niazi,…. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-20/page-4/detail-0 Muqam likely KPK governor or adviser to PM PML-N Senior Vice President Engineer Amir Muqam is likely to be appointed as the next Governor of
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa or special adviser to prime
minister, sources disclosed. In this connection, the PML N leadership…. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-20/page-4/detail-1 JI demands
re-polling Jamaat-e-Islami
candidates for National Assembly and Provincial Assembly have sent their
written complaint to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Fakruddin G Ibrahim against the alleged rigging,
manipulation and capturing of polling stations, kicking out the polling
agents at gun-point from polling stations, snatching… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-20/page-3/detail-0 Imran, Altaf
exchange salvos in animosity build-up PTI Chairman Imran Khan, from his hospital bed, gave a
call on Sunday to the party leaders and workers to hold protest
demonstrations against the alleged targeted killing of PTI Sindh chapter leader Zehra Shahid….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-20/page-2/detail-6 JUI-F yet to come
up with clear stance The Central Shoora of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) has failed to come up with some clear stance on
sitting with PML-N on treasury benches and constituted a four-member
committee headed by Abdul Ghafoor Haideri to finalise terms…. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-20/page-2/detail-1 EU observers
satisfied with re-polling in NA-250, says Sindh CS The government officials and European Union observers also
visited the re-polling in 43 polling stations of NA-250 on Sunday. During
their visit, Chief Secretary…. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-20/page-2/detail-0 Nawaz to select chief minister of Balochistan The PML-N, the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and National Party (NP) which together have a
majority of seats in the Balochistan Assembly have agreed to form a coalition
government and authorised Nawaz
Sharif to nominate the leader of the house…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=20_05_2013_001_003 Protests against
Imran planned MQM workers manhandle their leaders, journalists Charged workers of the Muttahida
Qaumi Movement (MQM) roughed up members of the
coordination committee, some lawmakers-elect as well as some journalists
during a telephonic address by party chief Altaf Hussain from London in the
small hours of Sunday….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=20_05_2013_001_007 Imran may vacate Pindi seat It may come as a shock for many people in Rawalpindi city
to learn that Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf
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dead on eve of re-polling A leader of Pakistan Tehreek-iInsaf
(PTI) was shot dead outside her house in Defence
Society on the eve of re-polling at 43 stations of Karachi`s NA-250
constituency. Although police initially said Zohra
Shahid Hussain was shot dead on Saturday night after she resisted a robbery
attempt, leaders of….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=19_05_2013_001_003 Army to be in, and
outside, polling stations in NA-250 Army soldiers will be deployed inside and outside the 43
polling stations of Karachi`s NA-250 constituency where re-polling will be
held on Sunday. Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa, Director General
of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), told Dawn on Saturday that
under a comprehensive security plan thrashed….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=19_05_2013_001_005 Imran`s latest MRI report shows speedy recovery Pakistan Tehreek-iInsaaf chief
Imran Khan is likely to be discharged from hospital on Monday or Tuesday. The
decision was taken by a team of senior doctors on the basis of fresh MRI
report on Saturday. Mr Khan had suffered head and
back injuries when he fell from a forklift on May 8 that was carrying him…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=19_05_2013_002_003 Kayani meets Nawaz in
Lahore Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday had
an over three-hour long meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Mian Nawaz
Sharif at the Model Town residence of the Sharifs.
According to a PML-N official, security matters and the situation in the
region were discussed at the meeting….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=19_05_2013_003_005 Imran blames Altaf
for PTI leader’s murder PTI Chairman Imran Khan held MQM chief Altaf Hussain
directly responsible for the murder of a senior party leader in Karachi on
Saturday night. Zehra Shahid Hussain, PTI’s Sindh senior vice-president….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-19/page-1/detail-1 PML-N set to
counter all challenges, says Jaffar Iqbal PML-N MNA-elect Ch Jaffar Iqbal has said that a number of serious challenges are
awaiting the incoming government of his party which is fully competent to
counter them as it did it in the past…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-05-19/page-4/detail-4 JUI-F demands key
ministries from PML-N in Centre The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has finally conveyed its demands to the
PML-N to join the federal government in Islamabad asking for the chairmanship
of the Kashmir Committee and two key ministries in the cabinet…. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22956-JUI-F-demands-key-ministries-from-PML-N-in-Centre Imran nominates Asad as KP assembly speaker Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan nominated the party’s
provincial chapter president Asad Qaiser for the office of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assembly speaker on Saturday….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22961-Imran-nominates-Asad-as-KP-assembly-speaker Shirazis meet Shahbaz,
join PML-N Shirazi brothers, who hail from
a known political family of Thatta, Sindh, on Saturday announced
joining the PML-N after a meeting with PML-N Punjab President Shahbaz Sharif. Those who joined the Nawaz
League include MNA Ayaz Shah Shirazi….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22964-Shirazis-meet-Shahbaz-join-PML-N PTI to introduce
new system of good governance: Pervez Chief Minister designate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pervez Khattak has
assured that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will introduce a new system of good
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petition for poll in entire constituency Muttahida
to boycott re-polling in Karachi The Muttahida Qaumi Movement will boycott re-polling in 43 polling stations of Karachi`s NA-250 constituency and corresponding Sindh Assembly seats (PS-112, 113) hours after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) dismissed its plea for re-election in the entire constituency…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=18_05_2013_001_003 PML-N asks
caretakers to stop `illegal` appointments Having attained simple majority in the National Assembly after the joining of 17 independent MNAs-elect, the PML-N has started asserting itself and asked the caretaker government on Friday to refrain from taking important decisions like appointment to certain key posts…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=18_05_2013_001_004 Qureshi on `rigging` `ECP not taking note of
RO`s recommendation` Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf ViceChairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not taking note of `rigging` in NA-230 (Tharparker, Sindh) despite his repeated reminders…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=18_05_2013_002_004 NA-122 recount
Imran told to move tribunal The returning officer of NA-122 and PP-147 on Friday dismissed applications of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and Shoaib Siddiqui seeking recounting of votes in both constituencies. Khan and Siddique had lost their election against Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Bilal Yasin of the PML-N, respectively….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=18_05_2013_002_003 Plea against
re-polling in NA-269 rejected A division bench of the Balochistan High Court dismissed on Friday a petition filed against re-polling ordered by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) at two polling stations of NA-269 Khuzdar. The bench comprising Chief Justice Qazi Faez…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=18_05_2013_003_007 PML-N asks JUI-F to
join Balochistan coalition Maulana Mohammad Khan Shirani, the chief of Balochistan JUI-F, said here on Friday that the PML-N leadership had offered him to join the next provincial government, adding that a committee of the party would discuss the matter and take a decision after consultations with other parties….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=18_05_2013_003_004 SC disqualifies PPP
MPA-elect The Supreme Court on Friday, upholding the Sindh High Court order, dismissed constitutional petition of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians’ Mohammad Khan Junejo who won the election from PS-81, Sanghar. Junejo grabbed 34,559 votes…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-18/page-2/detail-5 High-rise election
promises may haunt N govt On the one hand Independents are joining Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) in a big number making it comfortable for the party to form government without the crutches of smaller parties, while on the other hand gigantic problems awaiting….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-18/page-3/detail-3 LHC suspends ECP
orders for votes recounting The Lahore High Court on Friday suspended the orders of the Election Commission of Pakistan for recounting of votes in NA-137 of Nankana Sahib…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-18/page-4/detail-3 Establishment has
won polls: JI amir Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawar Hasan has said the general elections were a contest between the people and the establishment and the establishment has won. The JI amir appealed to those wielding gun for…. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-18/page-4/detail-1 Interim PM working
under Zardari’s influence: Shahbaz Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab president Mian Shahbaz Sharif has alleged that the caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, under the influence of President Asif Zardari, was making…. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22927-Interim-PM-working-under-Zardaris-influence-Shahbaz PPP KP president
announces to go abroad Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Anwar Saifullah Khan has appointed provincial senior vice-president Azam Afridi as acting president in his absence….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22939-PPP-KP-president-announces-to-go-abroad New govt to be sworn in before June 1: Nizami Caretaker Information Minister Arif Nizami has expressed a great sense of satisfaction and relief over the recent electoral exercise and added that Mian Nawaz Sharif….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22942-New-govt-to-be-sworn-in-before-June-1-Nizami Imran to contact Nawaz for KP peace: Khattak Chief Minister-designate Pervez Khattak on Friday said his party chief Imran Khan would contact Nawaz Sharif to discuss how to bring…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22943-Imran-to-contact-Nawaz-for-KP-peace-Khattak |
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miracle: 544 votes enough for PA seat The overall voter turnout in the recent elections was impressive, but not in most of the constituencies in Balochistan. In PB-41 (Awaran), the turnout was 1.18 per cent and Abdul Judoos Bizenjo of the Pakistan Muslim League was declared winner with only 544 votes. Mir Hidayatullah of the National Party…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=17_05_2013_001_007 Fazl fails to get PML-N support to form KP govt Desperate to join government at the centre and in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman received a cold response from the PML-N on Thursday on his request to make joint efforts to stop the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf from forming its government in KP…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=17_05_2013_001_005 PTI, allies want KP
govt to be role model for other provinces Leaders of an alliance of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) hammered out on Thursday a formula for the formation of government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. `We have formed the alliance only to solve the problems of the people…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=17_05_2013_001_004 Retaining Pindi seat Rigging fear behind Imran`s
decision Fearing rigging in the by-elections, the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has decided not to vacate the NA-56 seat of the National Assembly from Rawalpindi. If Imran Khan, who has won from NA-56……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=17_05_2013_002_006 More support for PML-N
in Balochistan The strength of PML-N which had won nine seats in Balochistan Assembly in May 11 elections is increasing with every passing day, making it easy for the party to form the government in the province. On Thursday, Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani who contested as….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=17_05_2013_003_005 Highest number of
women elected on general seats belong to PML-N The Pakistan Muslim League-N has the highest number of women legislators elected on general seats in the recent elections, and that too from Punjab, but not a single woman could win in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=17_05_2013_003_003 Election referee
was Mehsud ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has credited the Taliban for successfully engineering the rout of his party in recent elections. At the same time, he fired……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=17_05_2013_003_001 NP leader asks PML-N to take Baloch
leaders onboard
National Party (NP) President Dr Abdul Malik Baloch said that PML-N’s top leadership should take real representatives of Balochistan on board for the formation of provincial government to avoid problems……. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-17/page-5/detail-1 JUI-F accepts PML-N
offer to join central govt The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has accepted the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s offer to join the government at the Centre……. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22898-JUI-F-accepts-PML-N-offer-to-join-central-govt Election turnout
shows nation can defeat terror: PM Caretaker Prime
Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
has said fearless participation of the nation in the general elections has
proved that it can defeat militancy and…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22899-Election-turnout-shows-nation-can-defeat-terror-PM Presiding officers
will be held accountable for ‘every single vote’: ECP Contesting the
allegations of rigging, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday
said the presiding officers would be held accountable for every single ballot
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after Altaf`s appeal The Muttahida Qaumi Movement ended on late Wednesday night a sit-in it had been holding outside the office of the provincial Election Commission in protest against ECP`s decision to hold re-polling in 43 polling stations of the NA250 constituency….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=16_05_2013_001_002 PML-N`s top guns
jostle for key positions As the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is set to form its governments at the centre and in Punjab in a couple of weeks, a number of its legislators have started lobbying to get coveted offices in the cabinet…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=16_05_2013_001_004 Imran wants vote
recount in four NA constituencies Pakistan Tehreek-iInsaf Chairman Imran Khan asked the Election Commission (ECP) on Wednesday to order recounting of votes, with forensic examination of voters` thumb impressions, in four constituencies of the National Assembly `to regain public confidence in the elections`…….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=16_05_2013_001_003 Altaf`s remarks evoke complaints: UK envoy British High Commissioner Adam Thomson, faced with a barrage of questions on Wednesday about MQM leader Altaf Hussain`s recent remarks, remained non-committal about London pursuing charges against him (Altaf) for allegedly threatening to dismember Pakistan…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=16_05_2013_001_005 One good turn deserves another
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday vowed to cooperate with incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif on terrorism and other major challenges and his party gave the election commission three days to verify and recount votes in at least four sample constituencies where polls were reported to be rigged….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-16/page-1/detail-0 PTI to share power
with JI, QWP in KP The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) have
agreed on a power-sharing formula in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
with the latter getting three key ministries in the provincial cabinet…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22881-PTI-to-share-power-with-JI-QWP-in-KP PTI, MQM, JI
anti-rigging protests continue Ongoing sit-ins
and protests of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) against alleged rigging in general elections
in Lahore and Karachi entered the fourth day on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the MQM
and JI….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22882-PTI-MQM-JI-anti-rigging-protests-continue
Nadra ready to verify thumb impressions Chairman National Database and Registration Authority
says that Nadra is ready to help out the Election
Commission of Pakistan (ECP)…..
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22885-Nadra-ready-to-verify-thumb-impressions Anti-PPP Sherazi group joins PML-N in Sindh
In a bid to woo independent candidates in Sindh, a delegation of PML-N met anti-PPP Sherazi brothers of Thatta and invited them to join the party. Sources said that PML-N leaders…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-16/page-2/detail-4 Imran to keep Pindi seat After having
consultations with party leaders, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan decided to retain his NA-56
seat from Rawalpindi. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22887-Imran-to-keep-Pindi-seat JI warns of joint protest with PTI
JI chief, Syed Munawar Hasan has warned that his party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would launch joint protests if the Election Commission fails to address the complaints of polls rigging. Talking to the media…….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-16/page-5/detail-3 JUI-F gives up bid
to form govt in KP Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) has given up efforts to form coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and nominated former chief minister Akram Khan Durrani its parliamentary leader in the provincial assembly…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=16_05_2013_005_006 |
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Nawaz lays healing hand on Imran In an intriguing move, PML-N chief and incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday evening visited Shaukat Khanum Hospital to enquire after PTI Chairman Imran Khan who is being treated for injuries sustained in an election rally fall in the run-up to polls…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-15/page-1/detail-2 PML-N chief wants
NA tenure start from May 28 An interesting situation has arisen as the caretaker government is eager to transfer power as soon as possible but PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif desires either to see the oath-taking of newly elected parliamentarians on May 28 or to himself take oath as prime minister on that date. Sources in the caretaker….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-15/page-1/detail-3 JUI-F rejects PTI’s
mandate as rigged Rejecting the mandate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday alleged that elections in Mardan, Peshawar and Kohat division were rigged….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-15/page-1/detail-4 Anti-PPP syndrome
fails to deliver Notwithstanding the hectic efforts made by PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif to get foothold in Sindh with the support of likeminded parties and Sindhi nationalists, the PPP has emerged as the single largest party in its stronghold Sindh in May 11 elections, which proved that it is still a potent force to reckon with….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-15/page-3/detail-8 Bilawal demands probe into massive rigging Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct thorough investigation into massive rigging in elections. Addressing a reception in honour…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-15/page-3/detail-4 PML-N steps up bid
to widen support base outside Punjab The PML-N has reached out to political players in Sindh and Balochistan in its efforts to widen its support base outside Punjab and explore the possibility of forming provincial governments or play the role of an effective opposition there…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=15_05_2013_001_006 Fazl rejects PTI mandate in KP The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) has accused Pakistan Tehreeki-Insaf of poll rigging in Mardan, Kohat, Peshawar and Fata and demanded re-election in the areas…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=15_05_2013_001_005 MQM wants
re-polling in all NA-250 stations Alleging that the people of Karachi were being treated as second-class citizens, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Syed Mustafa Kamal rejected on Tuesday the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to order repolling at 43 of the 180 polling stations in the NA-250 constituency……. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=15_05_2013_003_003 New faces to
dominate KP Assembly New faces will dominate the 124-strong Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly as 59 members are set to begin their career in parliamentary politics traditionally held by old guards…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=15_05_2013_005_001 Inexperienced PTI
faces massive challenge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa With Pakistan Tehreek-iInsaf holding the centre stage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa`s power politics, its likelihood to lead the next provincial government has arisen mixed sentiments among experts….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=15_05_2013_005_004 |
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PTI`s Pervez Khattak likely to lead
KP govt The Jamaat-i-Islami announced on Monday night that it was aligning with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in its efforts to from government in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. JI`s provincial spokesperson Advocate Israrullah….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=14_05_2013_001_001 PkMAP, PML-N and NP set to rule Balochistan The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and National Party (NP) the three major parties in Balochistan which have won 26 of the 51 general seats of the provincial assembly have begun contacting other groups for the formation of a coalition government….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=14_05_2013_001_003 Imran alleges
rigging in 25 constituencies, seeks recount As enthusiastic workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf held sits-in in several cities of the country on Monday in protest against alleged irregularities in elections, PTI chairman Imran Khan said the party had collected evidence of rigging in 25 constituencies of the National Assembly and asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to look into the complaints….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=14_05_2013_001_004 Nawaz desires Singh at oath-taking Incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif has reached out to India and the United States, pledging to strengthen relations after his thumping victory in landmark elections. The election-winner invited Indian Premier Manmohan Singh….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-14/page-1/detail-4 Gilani, Mehmud, Wattoo treble PPP plight Former prime minister and PPP Senior Vice Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday resigned from his party office while Punjab Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmud also announced to resign from the governorship…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-14/page-1/detail-0 Dasti decides to join PML-N Outspoken former PPP MNA Jamshed Dasti who have won two National Assembly seats NA-177 and NA-178 as Independent candidate on Monday decided to join Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-14/page-2/detail-7 GEM Mission urges
ECP to declare polls null, void Although overall female voters turned out in big number and it was heartwarming that women inPakistanrefused to bow down, yet in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa women were barred from casting their votes….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-14/page-2/detail-0 ECP takes up poll
rigging Acting on the complaints of rigging in several constituencies in Karachi and other parts of the country, the Election Commission of Pakistan has sought all records from DRO, RO, DPOs pertaining to rigging….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-14/page-3/detail-3 BNP-M calls
Balochistan-wide protest against rigging tomorrow Calling a province-wide protest against alleged rigging in polls for Wednesday (tomorrow), the Balochistan National Party-Mengal complained on Monday it was being deliberately pushed to the wall and ripped off its seats…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-14/page-3/detail-2 MQM demands
re-polling in NA-250 The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct re-polling in the entire constituency of NA-250 instead of its 42 polling stations. Addressing a news conference here Monday…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-14/page-3/detail-5 PTI white paper on
rigging in the offing Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI) President Javed Hashmi has said that they are collecting evidence of massive irregularities and rigging in election across the country. “We will bring out a white paper on the massive rigging in polling after gathering evidence.”…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-14/page-4/detail-5 Polls in adverse
situation good omen: CJ Chief Justice (CJ) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has remarked that the completion of the electoral process in adverse circumstances is a good omen…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22833-Polls-in-adverse-situation-good-omen-CJ Imran demands
recounting on 25 NA seats in Punjab PTI Chairman Imran Khan has demanded recounting on 25 National Assembly seats in Punjab. Imran talking to a TV channel said the party would accept the results of recounting…… http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22845-Imran-demands-recounting-on-25-NA-seats-in-Punjab PPP finally accepts
defeat Breaking its intriguing silence the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Monday accepted the verdict of the people as expressed by them through the May 11 vote….. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22847-PPP-finally-accepts-defeat |
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become CM again The stage is set for Shahbaz Sharif to become chief minister of Punjab for the fourth time as the PML-N does not seem inclined to try a new face for the top post in its citadel….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_001_003 PPP terms Punjab
results `manipulated` The PPP sees the results of the May 11 polls in Punjab as `manipulated` and has vowed to come up with evidence to prove its allegation….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_001_006 Fazl moves to keep
PTI out of power Living up to its reputation, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is again heading for a coalition government, triggering a race among parties to out-manoeuvre each other and gather partners….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_001_010 PTI protests
`rigging`in NA-125 The workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday took to the street in different parts of the province against, what they called, `stealing of their mandate` and demanded re-election in the constituency…… http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_002_011 Imran to issue
white paper on rigging Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan from hospital bed on Sunday welcomed the high turnout in elections as a step forward for democracy, but claimed ‘foul play’ on the polling day and vowed to submit a report on alleged vote-rigging shortly…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-13/page-1/detail-4 PML-N at ease
forming government in Punjab PML-N has emerged as the largest party in Punjab obtaining 207 of the total 297 general seats, which has placed this party at a very comfortable position to form the government fifth time in the province….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-13/page-2/detail-2 PTI sweeps in Swat
Valley PakistanTeheek-e-Insaf’s swept in Swat valley as it won 2 National Assembly and attained five provincial assembly seats…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-13/page-2/detail-1 New trends set in
May elections One of the most significant outcome of May 11 elections is the emerging trend of regionalism in Pakistan’s politics…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-13/page-3/detail-0 MQM retains hold on
Sindh urban pockets The Muttahida Qaumi Movement by winning 15 national and 33 provincial seats has succeeded in retaining its hold on urban pockets of Sindh province…… http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-13/page-3/detail-1 BNP-M rejects
results, demands fresh polling Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) has rejected the election results of various polling stations, demanding recount of votes or fresh polls….. http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2013-05-13/page-3/detail-4 Nawaz poised to
become PM for third time Pakistan Muslim League-N President Nawaz Sharif, 63, is almost certain to become the prime minister for a third time…. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22804-Nawaz-poised-to-become-PM-for-third-time If Karachi mandate
is not acceptable, separate it from country: Altaf Responding to the allegations of rigging the elections in Karachi and Hyderabad against his party, MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday…. PML-N on top of
list with 126 NA seats Unofficial results of the general elections of 2013 have been received from across the country which shows the PML-N on top of the list with 126 seats…. http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-22806-PML-N-on-top-of-list-with-126-NA-seats PML-N for early
Balochistan poll results PML-N spokesman Senator Pervaiz Rashid has demanded the Election Commission immediately announce Balochistan results as the inordinate delay in this regard is causing concern…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_002_002 Election 2013 A bad
harvest for political dynasties In the May 11 elections, several surnames such as Khar, Jatoi, Gilani, Cheema, Kaira, Bharwana, Raja and Wattoo failed to impress voters who switched over to their rivals, mostly backed by the Pakistan Muslim League-N….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_002_007 JI awaits official
results before forming strategy Jamaat-i-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hasan says his party will devise its future strategy after receiving the entire results officially from the Election Commission….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_002_008 PPP can form govt
in Sindh without support The Pakistan People`s Party (PPP) has again emerged as the majority party in Sindh is capable of forming government in the province without support of any party…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_003_001 PTI onslaught ends
PML-N`s reign in Pindi The Pakistan Muslim League-N is celebrating its victory in the May 11 polls believing it would form a government in the centre and Punjab with a simpie majority, but its defeat in the garrison city is a cause for concern for the PML-N leaders….. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_004_001 Hanif Abbasi`s
election office sealed The police on Sunday sealed the election office of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mohammad Hanif Abbasi after violence outside the building left one person dead and four others injured on Saturday night…. http://epaper.dawn.com/~epaper/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_05_2013_004_003 |
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CEC hails ‘historic
elections’ Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin
G. Ebrahim addressed a press conference late night,
congratulating voters, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) team, the
law enforcement agencies and army and others on the successful conducting of
elections. Declaring them free and fair elections, he said the only constituency
where polls were held today and where re-polling is to take place is in
NA-250. He said the reasons that warranted this re-polling will be examined
in detail.In addition, he
said that almost 60 % of registered voters came out to vote — a large leap
from the last elections’ voter turnout. As the camera cut at the end of his
official, Ebrahim was heard saying, “It’s a day to
celebrate”. http://dawn.com/2013/05/12/cec-hails-historic-elections/ Congratulations Nawaz Sharif the people have chosen I hope you serve them
well.— Tweet: Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) May 11,
2013 http://twitter.com/#!/AseefaBZ/status/333316926052917248 Nawaz declares victory for his party Former prime minister Nawaz
Sharif late Saturday declared victory for his centre-right opposition
Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party and invited other parties to work with
him. "We should thank Allah that he has given PML-N another chance to
serve you and Pakistan," he said in a speech to jubilant supporters at
his party headquarters in… http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-100565-Nawaz-declares-victory-for-his-party- Nawaz chief Nawaz
Sharif -Shahbaz claimed His claim comes as PML-N is set to emerge as the biggest
party but still short of a clear majority.Analysts
say that PML-N will form the next government.Speaking
to their supporters outside their model town residence Nawaz
Sharif thanked the nation for reposing trust in him.The
PML-N chief has so far won two National Assembly seats – NA-120 Lahore, NA-68
Sargodha.Nawaz Sharif has remained prime minister
two times… http://dawn.com/2013/05/12/nawaz-declares-victory/ PML-N emerges as
leading party The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
has emerged as the leading party as ballot count continues across Pakistan.
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
appeared to be the second larger party and the Pakistan People’s Party on
third position, losing ground in Punjab with its heavy weights like Raja Pervez Ashraf and Manzoor Wattoo being defeated… http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-100528-ECP-halts-voting-at-42-polling-stations-of-NA-250 ECP halts voting at
42 polling stations of NA-250 Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stopped
balloting at 42 polling stations of NA-250 Karachi over rigging complaints,
Geo News reported. According to ECP, the polling was halted over complaints
of rigging from Deputy Returning Officer. It further says that polling will
be held again on these polling… http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-100528-ECP-halts-voting-at-42-polling-stations-of-NA-250 JI boycotts polls
in Karachi, Hyderabad In an emergency press conference Saturday, the Jamaat-e-Islami announced that
it was boycotting elections in protest against what they called the threatening
and scaring of voters in several constituencies of Karachi and Hyderabad… Khoso condemns NWA, Balochistan blasts, attack
on PTI convoy Prime Minister Justice (Retd)
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has
strongly condemned blasts in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) and Balochistan,
while he has also condemned an attack on the convoy of PTI leader Ayla Malik near Mianwali,
besides expressing shock over the death of an independent candidate from
NA-241 and PS-95 … Balochistan: At
least 14 dead in Naseerabad bomb blast At least 14 people were killed and several others wounded
when a blast hit a political rally here on Saturday. The attack took place in
Chattar town of Naseerabad.
The bomb targeted the supporters of a local election candidate… Bomb kills 11 in
Karachi as Pakistan votes: doctor The bomb targeted a candidate seeking election to the Sindh provincial assembly for the Awami
National Party (ANP), the main secular party for ethnic Pashtuns,
police said. An AFP photographer saw the 11 bodies in the morgue of Jinnah
Hospital… ECP admits failure
in holding free, fair election in Karachi The Election Commission of Pakistan on Saturday has
conceded that it has failed in conducting free and fair election in Karachi,
home to at least 20 million people and commercial hub of the country. According to a statement came after some political parties
decided to boycott the historic elections due to rigging allegations… PPP's Firdous Ashiq Awan withdraws from NA-110 in favour
of PTI candidate SIALKOT: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former
Federal Information Minister Firdouq Ashiq Awan has withdrawn her
candidacy from Sialkot’s NA-110 seat in favour of
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate Usman Darr.Awan had submitted her candidacy papers for NA-110
at the insistence of party leaders. Awan is already
contesting for the NA-111 seat… http://dawn.com/2013/05/11/ppps-firdous-ashiq-awan-withdraws-from-na-110-in-favour-of-pti-candidate/ CEC casts vote in
Karachi, rejects possibility of rigging While talking to media outside the polling station, he
said the future of Pakistan is contingent upon democracy for which voting is
sine qua non. He hoped elections will bring positive results for the country.
He said today is a positive day. He rejected the possibility of rigging in… Optimistic Nawaz casts vote in Lahore Chief of his own faction of Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz Sharif Saturday polled his vote saying that he was
optimistic about his party victory.Former prime
minister arrived at Government Technical College at Railways Road here under
tight security where he polled his vote.After
casting vote, Nawaz told the media his wishes were
for Pakistan praying that any party… COAS Kayani casts vote in Rawalpindi Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq
Parvez Kayani cast his
vote here on Saturday in NA-54 Rawalindi. According
to details, General Kayani, in his uniform,
followed all the procedures of producing his national identity card to the
polling staff, got the ballot papers and then cast his vote for National and… Nawaz Sharif wins NA-68 Sargodha seat Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
(PML-N) chief and former prime minister Nawaz
Sharif was on Saturday elected to parliament from NA-68 Sargodha 5, his party
spokesman said. Nawaz Sharif has won his seat from
a constituency in Sargodha," Pakistan Muslim League-N spokesman Siddiqul Farooq told AFP… http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-100558-Nawaz-Sharif-wins-NA-68-Sargodha-seat Imran Khan wins
NA-1 Peshawar Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has won from National Assembly
constituency NA-1, defeating Awami National Party
stalwart Ghulam Ahmed Bilour. Accepting defeat,
the ANP leader said that to lose and win was a part of politics. Official
results from NA-1 have not been announced… http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-100548--Imran-Khan-wins-NA-1-Peshawar High turnout in
Elections-2013 witnessed across country The reports aired by various news channels said that the
polling which started at 8 am would continue uninterrupted till 5 pm and in
some areas the timings for casting the votes would be extended. There were
over 86.1 million registered … Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi takes Gujrat’s NA-105 PML-Q’s Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi won from NA-105 (Gujrat-II) by securing 22,000 votes. The main contest for the seat involved 25 candidates with PPP’s Ahmed Mukhtar, Pervaiz Elahi and PML-N’s Chaudhry Mubashir Hussain as ke |