The announcement came just hours after Paudel appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki to lead the country, following the deadly “Gen Z”-led anti-graft protests that forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. The president “dissolved the House of Representatives … and fixed March 5, 2026, Thursday for the elections”, according to a statement from […]
PML-N Finalizes Strategy for Punjab By-Elections ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has intensified preparations for the upcoming Punjab by-elections, holding a high-level meeting at the party’s central secretariat. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif attended the session, which focused on ticket distribution, candidate […]
ECP Notifies Senate Election Winners from KP, PTI Secures Majority ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially notified the results of the recent Senate elections held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), confirming the names of successful candidates on general, women’s reserved, and technocrat seats. According to the ECP notification, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secured […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, just a few months before the state elections. In response, Congress leader Pawan Khera criticized the Commission. He said it was acting like “Modi ji’s three monkeys” — refusing to see, hear, or […]
General Waker-Uz-Zaman was reported to have told officers on Wednesday that elections should be held by December this year — if not earlier, according to Bangladeshi newspapers. The South Asian nation of around 170 million people has been in political turmoil since the student-led revolt that ousted then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August, with parties […]
He was accompanied by lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) during the filing process. On the occasion, Hafiz Abdul Karim expressed his gratitude to PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif for nominating him for the Senate seat. The seat fell vacant upon the demise of Senator Sajid Mir on May 3, 2025. The […]
According to sources, the JUI-F chief presented the opposition’s demands before PM Shehbaz pressing for fresh elections, a stance he has maintained consistently. Maulana Fazl reiterated his reservations about the current setup, saying that he does not recognize them. He suggested that holding fresh elections would help erase the stigma of rigging. Sources revealed that […]
He was talking about a sitting of major opposition parties at the residence of former speaker Asad Qaiser. “A sitting held at Asad Qaiser’s residence in which political situation was discussed,” Hafiz Hamdullah said. “All political leadership including Maulana Fazlur Rehman attended the meeting,” the JUI-F leader said. “The leaders agreed that there was neither […]
The first major huddle of the opposition leaders following the failed talks with the PML-N-led ruling coalition unanimously declared the current government as non-representative and imposed on the people against their will. The key figures of the opposition parties agreed that holding transparent elections under a neutral election commission was the only way to address […]
With more than half of the constituencies reporting, the opposition coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) had a significant lead, putting its leader, lawyer Duma Boko, on track to win the presidency. Analysts said that mounting socio-economic grievances, particularly among young people, were the downfall of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has governed […]
