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TopicPakistan elections

Topic: Pakistan elections

People will take to the streets, protest ‘poll rigging’ in Pakistan general polls, says PTI president

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, in an informal chat with journalists in Lahore, said results in Gujrat, Attock, Talagang & Mandi Bahauddin were tampered with.

Pakistan’s PTI to challenge ECP decision over no seat allocation for upcoming presidential polls

PTI said that it will file an appeal against the 4-1 decision of the ECP, which said that the SIC was ineligible for the reserved seat quota under Article 51(6) of the Elections Act, 2017.

Shehbaz Sharif takes oath, becomes Pakistan PM for second time

PML-N's Shehbaz Sharif was administered oath on March 4, 2024, at the presidential office in the nation's capital, Islamabad.

New Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif calls for ‘freedom of Kashmiris, Palestinians’ in victory speech

He also stated that amid severe economic downturn, even the expenditures of the National Assembly were being paid by borrowed money, reported Dawn

PML-N’s Shehbaz Sharif to take oath as Pakistan’s prime minister for second term

Sharif will return to the role he held until August when parliament was dissolved ahead of the elections and a caretaker government took charge.

Bilawal Bhutto is Asif Ali Zardari’s ‘Prince Charming’. Will he be the same for Pakistan?

Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari gave lessons on how to hold a desi press conference when he called his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ‘Prince Charming’.

Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha admits rigging, says ‘wronged the country’

Imran Khan-led party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf called for nationwide protests today against "rigging" in the 2024 general elections.

Pakistanis voted against their army for the first time. The democracy is both dead and alive

This is the first time in its history that Pakistan’s people have risen to vote against Army & defeat it. If this isn’t a win for democracy, how would you describe it?

Pakistan election’s latest plot twist—rival gives up seat to PTI, claims poll-rigging

For the first time in Pakistan’s political history, a candidate of the Jamaat-e-Islami party refused to accept his winning seat and declared a PTI member as the winner.

Election results leave Pakistanis anxious. They say 2024 polls ‘worst rigged in history’

Pakistani commentators and newspaper editorials have rung the alarm bells, telling the military establishment to 'respect the mandate'. It seems there is little chance of that happening.

On Camera

India’s middle class can now pursue startup ambitions. Govt policy made it possible

The normalisation of entrepreneurship as a legitimate career path owes much to the visibility and emphasis that policy has given to startups.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.