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February 19, 2008 Tuesday Safar 11, 1429 KARACHI: Polls marred by low turnout, EC mismanagement KARACHI, Feb 18: What had been awaited as the D-day of elections, the 2008 polls by and large failed to evoke enthusiasm in the citizenry, held as they were under the shadow of possible violence, manipulation and allegations of rigging.... KARACHI: 50 held for violence during polling KARACHI, Feb 18: More that 50 people, most of them workers of the Pakistan People’s Party, including one of its candidates, were arrested on Monday as polling remained largely peaceful in... KARACHI: Administrative slip-ups incense voters KARACHI, Feb 18: The general elections for National Assembly constituency NA-253 and provincial assembly seats PS-118 and -126 became the most disputed seats in district East as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement... KARACHI: Muttahida-JUI accord sows confusion KARACHI, Feb 18: Unlike other parts of the city, polling day in the former District West was filled with enthusiasm and concerns, forcing the candidates, their supporters and election officials to stay on their toes.... KARACHI: Battle for two South seats: bitter rivals trade allegations KARACHI, Feb 18: A shockingly low turnout in most parts of the city and denial of right to franchise even to renowned social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi has given rise to many questions about Monday’s vote.... KARACHI: Voting a low-key affair even in MQM stronghold KARACHI, Feb 18: Peaceful polling amid a low voter turnout was witnessed on Monday in the five National Assembly (NA) and 10 Provincial Assembly (PS) constituencies of the defunct District Central,... KARACHI: Polling staff deplore lack of security measures KARACHI, Feb 18: Election staff, mostly drawn from amongst the teachers of government schools and colleges, performed their duty at various polling stations amidst fear of violence and poll-related clashes.... KARACHI: MQM hurls rigging charges at PPP KARACHI, Feb 18: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Farooq Sattar, who is contesting election on a national assembly seat (NA-249), has blamed the Pakistan People’s Party of massive rigging in 33 polling stations of his constituency.... BADIN: People of Sindh cast vote amid tension BADIN, Feb 18: Amid political tension and fear of terrorism, Sindh went to polls on Monday in a cautious way as, excepting ‘early birds’ of Kandhkot-Kashmore district, polling stations remained almost... KHAIRPUR: Four killed, 145 injured in poll-related violence KHAIRPUR, Feb 18: Four people lost their lives and more than 145 suffered injuries in election-related violence at polling stations across the province on Monday.... PESHAWAR: 6 killed, 26 hurt in poll-related violence PESHAWAR, Feb 18: At least six persons including a soldier were killed and over 26 injured in poll-related incidents of violence in the Frontier province on Monday.... PESHAWAR: LG members violate election code of conduct PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Nazims and councillors proved a major driving force to mobilise voters in most of the constituencies in the provincial metropolis, where people were initially reluctant to turn up at polling stations because of security reasons.... KARACHI: Election fervour eludes Malir KARACHI, Feb 18: The general elections failed to generate much political activism in the former District Malir, where the ethnic divide controlled the polling trend on Monday with low voter turnout... KARACHI: Parties fail to repose confidence in women KARACHI, Feb 18: Political parties though frequently claim their commitment towards the cause of women uplift yet not many bothered to issue them tickets for elections.... KARACHI: ‘Staff madehostage’ KARACHI, Feb 18: The Pakistan People’s Party candidate on a national assembly seat, Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, accused the rival party of capturing polling stations in the NA-250 constituency, stuffing ballot boxes with bogus votes and taking presiding officers hostage.... KARACHI: JI sees 15pc turnout KARACHI, Feb 18: Jamaat-i-Islami Deputy Chief Professor Ghafoor Ahmad, whose party boycotted the polls along with other components of the All-Parties Democratic Movement, has rated the turnout as 10 to 15... KARACHI: Fair weather KARACHI, Feb 18: The Meteorological Office has forecast fair weather with cool night in the city on Tuesday.... MATIARI: Fahim sees rigging across country MATIARI, Feb 18: The senior vice-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party Makhdoom Amin Fahim alleged on Monday that he had received reports from different parts of the country that voting process had been rigged at polling stations across the country.... HYDERABAD: Eight injured in Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Feb 18: At least eight persons received bullet injuries in separate election related incidents of violence in parts of the city. However, no loss of life was reported from any quarter.... SHIKARPUR: PO arrested over missing ballot books SHIKARPUR, Feb 18: Six ballot paper books with 100 leaves each were reported missing from polling station#75 in Hazar Khan Chandio village (NA-202) as the bag was received unsealed.... SWABI: Rumours double voters’ misery SWABI, Feb 18: The rumours of bomb blasts haunted the voters as well as candidates of different political parties on the Election Day here on Monday.... HYDERABAD: Rangers detain SHO, five cops HYDERABAD, Feb 18: Rangers officials disarmed SHO of Hussainabad police station and five other policemen in Qasimabad following complaints of area people outside a polling station here on Monday.... PESHAWAR: People rejected polls: APDM PESHAWAR, Feb 18: All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) has claimed that masses have rejected the so-called elections and vindicated the call given by the movement.... PESHAWAR: Historic Khan Klub victim of terrorism PESHAWAR, Feb 18: “This is the Ruby suite where Imran Khan and Jamima Khan stayed for a night when they came to Peshawar in late 90s,” says manager Zahid Khan proudly... LAKKI MARWAT: 12 suspected militants arrested, arms seized LAKKI MARWAT, Feb 18: The police on Monday arrested twelve suspected militants and recovered illicit weapons from them in Serai Naurang area here....

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