Polls to local bodies held in SW Pakistan

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 00:16

Polls to local government bodies were on Saturday held in Pakistan`s restive Balochistan province for the first time in eight years amidst sporadic violence and heavy security deployment.

Asif Ali Zardari blames int`l forces for poll debacle

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 13:23

President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party defeat in the May 11 polls.

MQM boycotts re-polling in a Karachi constituency

Last Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 08:27

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced that it would boycott the re-polling at 43 polling stations of the National Assembly constituency 250.

Sharif reaches out to Imran, wants to play `friendly match`

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 23:06

Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday reached out to his rival Imran Khan and suggested that the two of them should play a "friendly match".

Statistics confirm rigging reports in Karachi

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 20:04

An elections observer group in Pakistan has confirmed reports of rigging at some polling stations in Pakistan`s biggest city of Karachi.

Shahbaz Sharif to be Pak Punjab Chief Minister again

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 19:44

The PML-N will retain Shahbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab for a record fourth term.

Sharif`s return bodes well for bilateral ties, say Indian analysts

Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 23:06

Nawaz Sharif`s expected return to power in Pakistan bodes well for the future of bilateral relations, former diplomats and analysts have said.

Nawaz Sharif - Hot favourite to win Pakistan polls

Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 10:04

PML-N president Nawaz Sharif looks like the hot favourite to win the Pakistan polls.

75,000 soldiers deployed for Pakistan polls

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 10:43

As many as 75,000 soldiers stood guard across Pakistan as polling began Saturday.

Pakistan expels NYT scribe on election eve

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 10:39

Pakistan has expelled the Islamabad bureau chief for The New York Times on the eve of national elections, according to the influential US daily.

Over 30 dead as Pakistan braves Taliban to vote

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 08:14

Bombings and street clashes left at least 32 people dead and over 200 others injured on Saturday as millions of Pakistanis defied Taliban threats and voted to elect a new parliament and four provincial assemblies.