On Friday, the US expressed alarm over claims of vote-rigging and questioned the “undue restrictions” imposed throughout Pakistan’s election process, but it also promised to cooperate with the incoming government. After Thursday’s election, candidates who supported imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan were leading in the vote tally. His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was doing better […]
As reported by multiple media sites, PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Lahore amid rumors of a possible meeting with PML-N leadership about the formation of the government. This transpires subsequent to the proposition advanced by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the formation of a national unity administration. Sharif’s proposal sought to bring […]
In a concession statement released by his nephew Rashid Shafeeq, Awami Muslim League (AML) President Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the independent candidates supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had won both of the Rawalpindi National Assembly constituencies. Shafeeq said that Rashid conceded the loss in NA-56 and NA-57, Rawalpindi. He congratulated Shehryar Riaz and Seembia […]
According to unofficial, unverified preliminary results, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which has ruled Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa twice, looked to be headed for a clean sweep in the general elections held on Thursday, handily defeating all opponents in both National Assembly and Provincial Assembly constituencies in a near-repeat of the 2018 elections. Political heavyweights from all of the PTI’s […]
Nawaz Sharif, the prime ministerial candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), extended an invitation on Friday to all the parties that won seats in the general elections scheduled for February 8 to join his party and build a government in the upcoming days. Speaking to Model Town workers on Friday Nawaz Sharif said, “We […]
In response to claims of election tampering in Pakistan, the European Union has urged the pertinent authorities to guarantee a prompt and comprehensive examination of all documented irregularities in the elections and to execute the suggestions of the forthcoming EU Election Expert Mission report. Peter Stano, the principal spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, […]
Regarding the security difficulties the interim administration encountered on election day for the general elections, Interior Minister Dr. Gohar Ejaz said on Friday that 56 incidents were reported on voting day in spite of the suspension of cell communications. Along with acting Information Minister Murtaza Solangi, Ejaz issued the following statement at a news conference: […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif facing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed Afzaal Azeem Pahat and Jamaat-e-Islami’s Liaqat Baloch. Party Candidate Vote Count PML-N Shehbaz Sharif 3440 IND/PTI Afzaal Azeem Pahat 1993 JI Liaqat Baloch – Zartash Imranrangeinn.com/
According to unofficial results, Aleem Khan bagged 72,519 votes followed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed independent candidate Ali Ejaz with 31,586 votes. Earlier, Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) candidate Awn Chaudhry backed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured victory in NA-128 Lahore with 172,576 votes, against PTI-backed independent candidate Salman Akram Raja with 159,024 votes. A daylong […]
French street artist James Colomina’s art piece, which demanded an end to the bloodshed in Gaza and peace between Israelis and Palestinians, appeared on Barcelona’s Ramblas Boulevard on Thursday. Under the title “The Children of Peace,” it showcases statues of two youngsters holding hands, one donning a Jewish kippah and the other a Palestinian keffiyeh […]
