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Elections 101: What is the ECP and what does it do on election day?
Find out what roles the election officials will perform on July 25.
ELECTIONS 2018
ELECTIONS 2018
Special report: How much does it cost to organise an election?
Dawn's Business and Finance Weekly estimates the costs and patterns of electioneering.
The voters may have already been disenfranchised, yet vote they must
The country must try to resist and challenge every attempt to undermine democracy.
Editorial: 'Mainstreaming' militant candidates raises question over state’s counterterrorism strategy
The practice goes against NAP’s goal which says that “militants will not be allowed to operate in the country”.
The most expensive elections
The ECP believes the election law is insufficient because it does not impose any upper limit on campaign expenses.
Intricacies of pre-poll money flow
Understandably, all this is not possible without big money coming into play.
How election spending has evolved over time
Gone are the days when ideological bias attracted social and political activists to work on a voluntary basis.
Security plan devised for polling day
ABBOTTABAD: The police here have devised security plan for the polling day and divided Abbottabad district for this...
PPP, MMA, PTI strong contenders for NA-5
The real battle is expected among PPP’s Najamuddin Khan, MMA’s Sahibzada Tariqullah, and PTI’s Sahibzada Sibghatullah.
Candidates in Khyber fail to reach out to women voters
Social, cultural taboos termed main causes of poll contenders’ failure.
Lowari tunnel to sway Chitral vote
Like previous elections, contribution to the Lowari tunnel’s construction is likely to be the deciding factor for...
Candidates in KP use social media to boost popularity
Parties and candidates have hired experts to run their campaigns.
Nationalist leader faces cleric again, perhaps for last time
ANP workers seem charged to make victory of Asfandyar possible in polls.
Seven injured as political activists clash in Khyber
LANDI KOTAL: Seven people were injured with the condition of one stated to be critical when supporters of rival...
Peshawar misses traditional high-pitched poll drive
Central leaders of almost all parties fail to hold rallies in the city.
Political activists change loyalties ahead of polls
KOHAT: Several local leaders of different political parties have changed their loyalties to support new parties by...
Major parties organise power shows to influence voters in Swabi
SWABI: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Awami National Party, Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
PML-N unlikely to repeat 2013 show in Mansehra
MANSEHRA: No political party is in a position to sweep the July 25 general elections in the two national and five...
Two ex-ministers vying for Dir’s PK-15 seat
TIMERGARA: A two-way fight is expected between MMA’s Muzafar Said and PPP’s Mehmood Zeb Khan on PK-15, Lower...
‘Vehicles being impounded for poll duty’
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has hired at least 450 vehicles for election duties in the provincial ...
Sherpao for effective strategy to uproot terrorism
"Maintaining law and order and holding free and fair elections are key responsibilities of the caretaker government."
VIEW FROM THE COURTROOM: ECP’s giving magisterial powers to army officers draws flak
The magisterial powers assigned to the officers of armed forces and civil armed forces for dealing with certain...
PML-N, PTI battling it out in Shangla’s PK-24
SHANGLA: A close fight is expected between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidates in...
‘AWP’s manifesto focuses on empowering working class’
Rashid says the AWPias the only party with a progressive manifesto focused on empowering the working class.
Over 50 booked for rioting after Hanif Abbasi’s conviction
Abbasi’s son, former MPA among those booked by Civil Lines police.
Blame game spoils Multan’s PP-218 contest
MULTAN: PPP candidate for PP-218 Malik Abbas Raan alleges that the Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) is being...
How social media is misused for election campaign
A new study claims that photos and videos being posted on social media are the most popular sources of hate speech.
Rajput vote bank in Rahim Yar Khan split between PTI, PML-N
RAHIM YAR KHAN: The Rajput biradri of the district is now divided into two groups after former Pakistan...
Major challenges for future govt
LAHORE: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Syed Ali Zafar says the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ...
Case against eight for torturing family supporting PTI
TOBA TEK SINGH: The Chuttiana police on Sunday registered a case against eight PML-N workers of Chak 301-GB on the...