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.
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.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan said on Sunday that it had ordered an inquiry into reports of vote buying in a parliamentary constituency in Lahore, where the opponent parties are locked in a fierce contest.
The Election Commission of Pakistan says it is looking to finish pre-position of of ballot papers to all constituencies by Monday to pave the way for free and fair polling on February 8, 2024. By Nusrat Shaheen.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: With less than a week to go before national elections, the caretaker government said on Saturday that it had put in place a “three-tiered system” of security to protect the voting process from militant attacks, which have increased in recent weeks.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A civil court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to seven years in prison on Saturday for violating Islamic law by marrying during her mandatory waiting period after a divorce.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former prime minister Imran Khan announced on Friday that it had postponed its internal elections until after the general elections scheduled for Feb. 8, citing security concerns and legal challenges.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 24 militants in three days of fierce fighting in the restive province of Balochistan, the military said on Friday, after repelling a series of coordinated attacks on key installations in the region.
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the former ruling party that lost its electoral symbol of a bat after a Supreme Court verdict, announced on Thursday that it would hold fresh intra-party elections on February 5, just days before a crucial general election.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The interim interior minister, Gohar Ejaz, said on Thursday that the general elections scheduled for Feb. 8 would take place “no matter what happens,” amid a wave of attacks on political candidates and rallies in the restive provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
