Karachi: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf on Monday secured an overwhelming victory in repolling held in one constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi, election officials said. PTI's Arif Alvi bagged 17,489 votes, while his opponent Naimatullah Khan of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) managed to secure only 446 votes for the NA-250 seat though his party boycotted the poll, according to unofficial results published in the Pakistani media.
The repoll was ordered in 43 polling stations after allegations of vote-rigging in the upmarket district of Pakistan's biggest city during the May 11 general election. The polling of an eligible 86,316 voters was held amid tight security, as there was tension and fear in the city after the brazen killing of PTI's senior vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain outside her residence on Saturday night.
Though a heavy contingent of Police, Rangers, and military personnel was deployed to guard polling stations, voter turnout remained extremely low. Polling was marred by strong protests by the MQM workers in Karachi and Hyderabad, as PTI chief Imran Khan blamed the murder of Hussain (59) on MQM chief Altaf Hussain, who lives in exile in London.
Imran's statement sparked a strong reaction from the MQM, Karachi's dominant party, which along with the Pakistan Peoples Party had announced to boycott the election. The MQM and PPP boycotted the re-polling after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected their demands of a re-do for the entire constituency....
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05:57 PM, May 20, 2013
Karachi: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday announced that it would boycott the re-polling at 43 polling stations of the National Assembly constituency 250. MQM's senior leader Reza Haroon told a press conference that the decision to boycott the re-polling was taken by the party high command as it was clear that efforts were made to snatch the party's mandate in Karachi. Earlier in the day, the Election Commission...
12:25 AM, May 18, 2013
Mumbai: A month after Indian Coastguard intercepted a suspicious small ship called MSV Yusufi off the Mumbai coast, what initially seemed to be a case of smuggling, is turning into a major puzzle for the investigating agencies. MSV Yusufi triggered panic last month, when intelligence agencies intercepted suspicious chatter of its crew through banned satellite phones. They were told by their Dubai handler to land at the Colaba coast in...
08:41 AM, May 14, 2013
Karachi: An elections observer group in Pakistan has confirmed reports of rigging at some polling stations in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi. The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has provided statistics supporting reports of rigging at several Karachi polling stations where voter turnout was abnormally high. Since the elections were held on Saturday, the media and many political parties, including Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and Jamaat-e-Islaami, have alleged rigging...
12:49 AM, May 14, 2013
Islamabad: Party-wise National Assembly results: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) - 32 (Unofficial, Geo News) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) - 126 (Unofficial, Geo News) Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) - 34 (Unofficial, Geo News) Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI) - 10 (Unofficial, Geo News) Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) - Awaited Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) - Awaited National Party (NP) - Awaited Balochistan National Party (BNP) - Awaited All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) - Awaited Pakistan Muslim...
12:21 AM, May 12, 2013
Islamabad: Party-wise National Assembly results: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) - 32 (Unofficial, Geo News) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) - 126 (Unofficial, Geo News) Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) - 34 (Unofficial, Geo News) Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI) - 10 (Unofficial, Geo News) Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) - Awaited Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) - Awaited National Party (NP) - Awaited Balochistan National Party (BNP) - Awaited All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) - Awaited Pakistan Muslim...
12:21 AM, May 12, 2013
Even as blasts rocked the country on the day it went to polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan is confident of seeing a better voter turnout in these elections. In 2008, Pakistan witnessed a voter turnout of 40 per cent. ...
09:30 PM, May 11, 2013
Islamabad: Party-wise National Assembly results: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) - 31 (Unofficial, Geo News) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) - 110 (Unofficial, Geo News) Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) - 32 (Unofficial, Geo News) Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI) - 10 (Unofficial, Geo News) Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) - Awaited Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) - Awaited National Party (NP) - Awaited Balochistan National Party (BNP) - Awaited All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) - Awaited Pakistan Muslim...
07:13 PM, May 11, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan Election Commission on Saturday extended the time for voting by an hour following large voter turnout across the country in the landmark elections. The voting was set to end at 5 pm (local time) but sizable number of voters kept arriving at the polling stations. Subsequently, the Election Commission announced that voting will continue till 6 pm (6:30 IST). In some constituencies in Karachi, polling was extended till...
06:26 PM, May 11, 2013
Islamabad: 6.50 pm: Counting underway in Pakistan; Nawaz Sharif is said to be leading from Sargodha in Punjab. 6.38 pm: Dawn reports: Unofficial results start pouring in: Karachi: MQM's Khushbakht Shujaat ahead with 270 votes in NA-250 polling booth No 12, whereas PTI candidate Arif Alvi second with 54 votes. Lahore: PTI's Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar leading in NA-128 polling station 218, followed by PML-N candidate Malik Afzal Khokhar. Mansehra:...
04:56 PM, May 11, 2013
Security tightened in Pakistan as polling began on Saturday amidst threats of violence and terror. A total of 85 million people are expected to cast their votes for 342 national assembly seats with approximately 40 million of them being first time voters. ...
02:46 PM, May 11, 2013
Islamabad: One vote can change Pakistan's future and "it's our right", teen activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, said on Saturday, a day when ballotting took place in the country. In a letter carried by the Dawn, Malala said, "It's an honour for me to share some words with my sisters and brothers in my country. If we want education, electricity and natural gas...
11:32 AM, May 11, 2013
Karachi: Five persons were killed and 15 others injured on Saturday when a bomb went off near a secular political party's election office in Karachi, hours after thousands of Pakistanis began voting in a landmark general election. The blast occurred near an election office of the Awami National Party in Landhi area of Karachi. The powerful explosion was heard from several kilometres away and caused panic in the area. State-run...
11:11 AM, May 11, 2013
Islamabad: As many as 75,000 soldiers stood guard across Pakistan as polling began on Saturday. Security cameras had been installed where necessary, a military official told Dawn. Armoured personnel carriers will be used in most sensitive areas and aerial surveillance of these areas will also be conducted. Army is not taking any chances and sniffer dogs too will be pressed into service. The official said 5,000 troops had been deployed...
10:59 AM, May 11, 2013
Islamabad: 2.05 pm: Thirty per cent polling recorded till 2.00 pm. 2:00 pm: The number of people injured in twin blasts in Pakistan on election day rises to 50. At least ten people were killed and 50 others injured in twin explosions outside the Awami National Party office in Karachi's Quaidabad area. A blast also took place near a school in Peshawar injuring 12 people. The school is a designated...
10:54 AM, May 11, 2013
For Pakistan this is a historic election. It is the 11th general election but the outgoing government is the first to have completed its five-year term. So this is Pakistan's first democratic transition in its 65-year history. ...
08:54 AM, May 11, 2013
Former Pakistan PM and president of the PML-N Nawaz Sharif said if he comes to power, his government will not play second fiddle to the Army. ...
03:20 PM, May 05, 2013
Former Prime Minister and president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif stated that if he comes to power post the May 11 elections, he will ensure the Army doesn't interfere in the affairs of the civilian government. He was talking to Karan Thapar in a Devil's Advocate special from Lahore. Here is the transcript: Karan Thapar: Under the PPP lead government they have got used to controlling relations...
07:54 AM, May 05, 2013
Islamabad: Ten persons were injured when a bomb went off near a campaign office of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi on Thursday, the latest in a string of attacks by the Taliban targeting liberal political parties ahead of the May 11, 2013 polls. The bomb went off tonight near the MQM office at Burns Road, a neighbourhood in Karachi known for its eateries. The blast...
12:48 AM, May 03, 2013
Islamabad: At least four people were killed and 44 injured in three blasts that occurred in Pakistan's Karachi city near offices of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday night, Geo News reported. In one of the incidents, at least two people were killed and 25 suffered injuries when two successive blasts struck near an office of the MQM, a political party. The first blast...
04:16 AM, Apr 28, 2013
