Liaquat Ali Chattha said “stabbing the country in its back does not let” him sleep. (File) Islamabad: A senior Pakistani bureaucrat on Saturday alleged that the chief election commissioner and the chief justice were involved in poll rigging in the recent election as he resigned from his post, taking the “responsibility for all this wrongdoing”. … Read more
“When all the results are in front of us, we will be in a position to engage with others,” he said (File) Islamabad: Amid speculation over the political discourse in Pakistan after the elections, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that his party has not had any official conversation with Pakistan Muslim … Read more
Nawaz Sharif won from NA-130 by securing over 1,72,000 votes against PTI’s Dr Yasmin Rashid Lahore: The victory of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz in Lahore’s National Assembly seats was challenged in the Lahore High Court on Saturday alleging that the top poll body did not follow the correct procedure. Challenging … Read more
In a surprising turn of events, independent candidates with ties to the jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan are surprisingly doing well in the recent elections, outshining established political parties led by former PM Nawaz Sharif. Despite earlier projections, the delayed release of official results has sparked concerns regarding possible electoral manipulation, adding to … Read more
Pakistan mobile services were suspended after voting started due to “deteriorating security situation”. Islamabad: Amnesty International on Thursday described Pakistan’s decision to suspend mobile internet services throughout the day as the country held its general elections as a “blunt attack on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly”. In a statement, the UK-based … Read more
