By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan faces a daunting task to secure a new loan from the International Monetary Fund as it grapples with political turmoil after a close election, Fitch Ratings warned on Monday.
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Zardari to run for president, son says, as Pakistan coalition talks stall
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Asif Ali Zardari, the former president and co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, will be the party’s candidate for the next presidential election, his son and party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari announced on Sunday.
PTI demands probe into election rigging claims by ex-Rawalpindi commissioner
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party led by former prime minister Imran Khan, demanded on Sunday the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the allegations of election rigging made by a former senior official in Rawalpindi, a city near the capital.
Chief Justice Isa rejects “baseless” charges of polls manipulation, says accuser should provide evidence
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday dismissed accusations that he and the country’s top election official had manipulated the results of the February 8 parliamentary elections, calling them “baseless” and “without any truth or evidence”.
Rawalpindi commissioner quits, admits to rigging Feb. 8 vote
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A senior government official in the garrison city of Rawalpindi resigned on Saturday after confessing to manipulating the results of the Feb. 8 parliamentary elections, which have been marred by allegations of fraud and protests by major political parties.
PTI cries foul over ‘biggest voter fraud’ in Pakistan’s history
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The party of former prime minister Imran Khan accused the government and the election authorities on Friday of orchestrating the “biggest voter fraud” in the country’s history, saying that it was cheated out of dozens of seats in the parliamentary elections held last week.
Jailed Khan nominates PM, provincial chiefs, rejects power-sharing with opponents
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, announced its nominees for the top positions in the federal and provincial governments on Thursday, amid a wave of protests and legal challenges over the disputed election results.
Pakistan’s credit rating at risk amid political deadlock, Moody’s warns
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s credit rating outlook is clouded by the political uncertainty following the inconclusive elections that left no party with a clear majority, Moody’s Investors Service said on Wednesday.
Nawaz Sharif picks brother as PM candidate, daughter as Punjab chief
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif, the leader of Pakistan’s largest political party and a former three-time prime minister, on Tuesday nominated his younger brother, Shehbaz Sharif, as his party’s candidate for the country’s top office, ending speculation that he would seek a fourth term himself.
FAFEN says election monitors barred from tabulation process in over half of Pakistan’s constituencies
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A prominent Pakistani election monitoring network said Monday that its observers were not allowed to witness the vote tabulation process in more than half of the National Assembly constituencies, calling for an investigation into this violation of the election law.