The unofficial results of the Sindh Assembly’s constituencies are being received, reflecting that the Pakistan People’s Party is leading in some of the constituencies. Here are the live results of the Sindh Assembly PS-1 PS-2 PS-3 PS-4 PS-5 PS-6 PS-7 PS-8 PS-9 PS-10 PS-11 PS-12 PS-13 PS-14 PS-15 PS-16 PS-17 PS-18 PS-19 PS-20 PS-21 PS-22 […]
The country is going to the polls today (Thursday) for the much-needed democratic transition through the general election. According to the ECP, around 18,000 hopefuls are in the electoral ring. Denial of the contest to the PTI founder one of the staunchest advocates of transparent elections – makes the whole endeavor somewhat lackadaisical. Still, there […]
The general election’s security measures will prevent both freight and pedestrians from crossing the border with Afghanistan and Iran on Thursday, February 8, according to a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, stated on Wednesday. “Border crossings with Afghanistan and Iran would remain closed for both cargo and pedestrian traffic during […]
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday sent a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, citing the high court’s 2018 directives not to halt the aforementioned services on election day, in response to nationwide disruptions of cellular and internet services during the general elections. Concerns over the “unannounced disruptions of internet […]
In an attempt to dispel the “myth” that his party’s government in Sindh performed worse than the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed the hope that voters will choose “real” performance. In a series of tweets sent on the microblogging website X, Bilawal, who is running for three […]
Before the February 8 national elections, analysts pronounced the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) to be the most well-liked party in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. In an attempt to reclaim its original status and distinct identity, the politico-religious party has abandoned its past political practice of forming alliances with other parties after painful experiences. Instead, it […]
In the approaching general elections, prominent members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are pleading with voters to back their party’s “lion” electoral emblem. The Sharif brothers, well-known PML-N members, are unable to vote for their party’s nominee for the National Assembly seat, which is an amusing turn of events. The voting registrations of Nawaz […]
According to the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), which monitors polls in the country, out of a total of 6,037 candidates competing for general seats nationwide, only 275 are women, reflecting a mere 4.6 percent participation rate in the elections. This falls below the legal requirement of a minimum five percent representation mandated by […]
Reviewing past elections reveals that the mandate in Karachi has shifted among different parties. An interesting trend in Pakistan’s electoral history is the emergence of new political parties before each election, which often dominate the electoral landscape. In the 2002 general elections, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q entered the electoral arena for the first time and […]
The recommendations of the interim government to lower industrial energy prices, pay off more than one-fifth of the circular debt, and include the Rs268 billion debt owed by Pakistan International Airline (PIA) in the public debt were not immediately approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday. According to official sources, the IMF also […]
