By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis began voting on Thursday in a tense election that could decide the fate of the country’s struggling democracy and its near-bankrupt economy, amid tight security and threats of violence.
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Balochistan blasts kill 26 on eve of Pakistan elections
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Two back-to-back explosions outside the election offices of two election candidates in Balochistan, Pakistan’s restive southwestern province, killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, officials said.
Cabinet approves PIA restructuring plan
By Staff Reporter
The caretaker government approved a plan to restructure the loss-making national airline, Pakistan International Airlines Corp., paving the way for its privatization after the Feb. 8 election.
Former first lady challenges home detention, seeks jail transfer
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, filed a petition on Tuesday in the Islamabad High Court seeking to be moved from her home, which has been declared a sub-jail, to the Adiala Jail where her husband is being held.
Media tycoon Naqvi takes charge of Pakistan cricket
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Mohsin Naqvi, a media mogul and the interim chief minister of Punjab, the country’s most populous province, was elected unopposed on Tuesday as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, ending a 13-month leadership vacuum in the country’s troubled cricket administration.
Election outcome to shape Pakistan’s credit outlook, S&P says
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s hopes of securing higher credit ratings hinge on whether this week’s election produces a government that can push through tough reforms and secure more financing from the International Monetary Fund, S&P Global Ratings said.
UN, rights groups urge Pakistan to ensure fair vote, internet access
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan prepares for a crucial parliamentary election on Thursday, several human rights and media groups have urged the authorities to ensure a free and fair vote and uninterrupted Internet access amid allegations of harassment and rigging by the party of former prime minister Imran Khan.
Parties wrap up electioneering as Pakistan heads to polls with army watch
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election campaign entered its final hours on Tuesday, as candidates and parties scrambled to woo voters ahead of a pivotal vote that could alter its political landscape amid heightened security and a looming threat of violence.
UPDATE: 10 policemen killed in attack on KPK police station ahead of polls
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A group of militants attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan early on Monday, killing at least 10 officers and wounding six others, officials said, in the latest episode of violence ahead of this week’s national elections.
At least 10 policemen killed in attack on KPK police station
ISLAMABAD: At least 10 policemen were killed and six wounded when militants attacked a police station in the country’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province early on Monday, officials said.