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PTI believes in equal rights, not ethnicity: Rind
PTI chairman Imran Khan gave more importance to the people of Balochistan in his 100-day plan, says Rind.
elections 2018
elections 2018
Next election to be held on July 25
ECP has prepared tentative schedule for polls which is likely to be announced on Monday.
PPP protests move to finalise census results without audit
Concern expressed over government decision to convene CCI’s meeting today.
PM Abbasi stresses national dialogue on new province
Lambastes politicians who quit PML-N over demand for southern Punjab province.
General Elections 2018 to be held on July 25
The polling for the national and provincial assemblies will be held on the same day.
PTI will win 90 NA seats in Punjab, claims Shafqat
"People have realised that the ruling PML-N did not use state resources judiciously," PTI leader says.
ECP convenes meeting of parliamentary parties on May 31 to finalise code of conduct for 2018 polls
Election Commission of Pakistan dispatches copies of the proposed code of conduct to political parties.
PML-N, opposition fail to reach consensus on caretaker prime minister
No more meetings with the PM, says Khursheed Shah; issue will now be sent to parliamentary committee for deliberations.
In spite of the narrative
Mian Sahib now wants to drum up support as an ideological politician out to cut his old masters down to size.
Student unions integral to empowering democracy: Bilawal
"Students must, in addition to getting a good education, also be aware of the political environment of the country.”
Around 46m young voters set to play key role in polls
A group in the age brackets of 18-25 and 26-35 forms 43.82pc of total voters.
The caretaker government: Why do we have one and what purpose does it fulfil?
Why do we need a group of technocrats to take over the government and steer it to elections in late July?
Five more lawmakers join PTI
PTI completes interviews of 382 candidates of National, provincial assemblies of eight districts of Southern Punjab.
ECP makes public draft polling scheme
Gap between male and female voters widens to 12.50 million; six alphabets among 330 election symbols.
Number of registered voters in 2018 up 23pc from last general elections
ECP publishes final electoral rolls; 105.96 million voters will be able to cast their vote in the upcoming elections.
PML-N lawmakers tear into PTI's 'unrealistic' 100-day agenda
"Plan is plagued with internal contradictions," says Ahsan Iqbal, calls Imran a "NATO commander — No Action, Talk Only".
Gap between male and female voters stands at 8.5m despite ECP measures
Out of 106m voters registered with the ECP, 57.2m are males while only 48.7m are females, say sources.
Still no consensus on a name for caretaker PM, says Shah
If the matter is still undecided after the next meeting, it may be forwarded to a parliamentary committee, Shah says.
The first 100 days...
First 100 days in office is an arbitrary marker, but has gained traction as a measure of success in many countries.
People’s right to choose
Can one institution, however strong, decide the entire outcome of the country’s general election?
PTI sees no chance of electoral alliance with PML-Q
“We have clarified several times that the PTI will contest the elections as a single party,” says Fawad Chaudhary.
ECP suggests July 25-27 as possible dates for election
Forwards summary to President Mamnoon Hussain for approval.
PTI unveils plan for first 100 days in office if elected to power
"These 100 days reflect the path for which the country was made," Khan says.
The role of religion in polls
Traditionally, religio-political parties have struggled to find an inspiring agenda and narrative.
Candidates to be given one extra week to campaign: ECP officials
For the first time, candidates will have 28 days instead of 21 to run their campaigns
ECP to constitute monitoring teams for polls
Elections Act 2017 provides legal cover to monitoring teams and explains in clear terms how they will operate.
Parliament to decide use of biometric tech in polls: ECP
ECP can only experiment with biometric system until parliament decides to use "hi-tech facility" in elections.
PML-N huddle to deliberate on election candidates
Official says meeting will be a preliminary exercise to discuss if candidates should run for NA or PA seat.
Murad vacates CM House, returns protocol
Measures taken as the tenure of the incumbent government would complete on the night of May 28.
SC restores ban on recruitment for govt jobs, work on uplift projects till further notice
Apex court orders that the Election Commission of Pakistan's ban will remain in force till further notice.