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Pakistani political party`s office set ablaze

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 15:36

Unidentified assailants Saturday set on fire an election office belonging to a political party in Pakistan`s port city of Karachi, a media report said.

Imran Khan to kick-off poll campaign Sunday

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 14:35

Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will Sunday launch the election campaign of his Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) party, a media report said.

Pakistan Army not be deployed at polling stations

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 14:34

The Pakistan government has decided not to deploy army personnel at polling stations during the May 11 general elections, a media report said Saturday.

Pakistan court provisionally allows Ashraf to contest polls

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 22:42

A Pakistani court provisionally allowed former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf to contest the upcoming General Election.

Pak polls: Vote for party of your own choice, JuD tells supporters

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 18:57

The Jamaat-ud-Dawah, a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, has asked its workers and sympathisers to vote for a party of their choice in Pakistan`s May 11 general election.

Ex-Pak PM Raja Pervez Ashraf found ineligible for polls

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 23:18

Rejecting an appeal by former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan`s election tribunal Monday barred him from contesting polls.

Pakistan`s secular parties modify election campaign

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 19:59

Political parties in Pakistan have modified their election campaigns as terrorism threats loom large in many parts of the country.

Two supporters of independent candidate killed in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 14:07

Two supporters of an independent candidate were killed and three more injured in a shooting in northwest Pakistan on Monday, adding to concerns about security for the landmark general election to be held next month.

In a first, Pakistan allows transgender to contest

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 12:59

For the first time in Pakistan`s history, a transgender has been allowed to contest polls, with the country`s Election Commission accepting her nomination papers from a constituency here.

Pak`s EC issues guidelines for polls

Last Updated: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 15:19

Pakistan`s Election Commission on Sunday barred candidates from seeking votes in the name of religion or sect under new guidelines issued for the country`s landmark May 11 general election.

Militants blow up election office in Pakistan: Official

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 14:01

Militants blew up the election office of an independent candidate in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, adding to security fears ahead of historic national polls next month.

Khar unlikely to contest polls to Pak parliament

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 16:33

The nomination papers of Khar`s father, Ghulam Rabbani Khar, for parliamentary constituency number 177 in Punjab province have been approved by poll authorities.