Pakistan election: Dozens killed on voting day
Source: BBC News Pakistan has been hit by violence on the day of its general elections – with at least 31 dead in the worst attack. A suicide bomber blew […]
31 killed in suicide blast outside Quetta polling station
Source: Dawn News At least 31 people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a suicide blast outside a polling station in Quetta’s Eastern Bypass area on Wednesday, […]
I’m Jewish and Pakistani… let me go to Israel
The only things that can stand in the way of progress are the laws made by the majority to rule over the people in the minority. It is only by […]
Stop the ‘weaponization’ of religion in Pakistani politics
July 24, 2018 Pakistani politician Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, addresses his supporters during an election campaign in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 23, 2018. Pakistan holds general elections […]
Counting begins in Pakistani elections marred by suicide bomb
QUETTA/PESHAWAR, Pakistan Reuters Published July 25, 2018 A suicide bomber killed at least 29 people near a polling center as Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election pitting […]
Is Democracy Dying in Pakistan?
How the Military and Judiciary Threaten the Upcoming Elections By Ahmed Rashid Pakistan’s upcoming general elections on July 25 may be the most tense and fraught in the country’s brief […]
Hindus and other minorities face big challenge in Pakistan elections
It’s an uphill struggle for Pakistani Christians, Sikhs, Ahmadis and others. Minority religions make up just 4 percent of Pakistan’s 200 million people; Shiites account for about 15 to 20 […]
Pakistan General Election 2018: Secular candidate Jibran Nasir targeted by mobs for not declaring religion publicly
World Reuters Jul 24, 2018 Islamabad: It began with an audience member asking Pakistani parliamentary candidate Jibran Nasir to declare his religion at a public forum, a request he politely […]
Unease as Imran Khan invokes blasphemy in Pakistan election
Asia image: data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw== Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan says his PTI party supports the blasphemy law ‘and will defend it’ AFP/AAMIR QURESHI 24 Jul 2018 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s politicians, including PM hopeful […]
Hardline Islamists push religion to center of Pakistan election
Source: Reuters BY Asif Shahzad, Kay Johnson LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed is one of the United States’ most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that […]
What is at stake in Pakistan elections?
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistanis will go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a prime minister, transferring power from one civilian government to another for only the second time in the nation’s 70-year history. The election comes at a critical moment for a country of 200 million people and for […]
Pakistan’s date with democracy
With Nawaz Sharif, the former PM disqualified from contesting the election and jailed, there is a chance former cricket star Imran Khan will lead the country if his party performs […]
Ahmedis and the 2018 elections
Op-Ed Ahmadi voters were not disfranchised in Pakistani elections when the country was founded. There was a time we voted — or at least, my grandparents and their parents did […]
Rawal TV: Pakistani Politicians Play Religion Card Against Ahmadis to Win Votes
This is an Urdu video. The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute sectarian divide among the Muslims.
Hardline Islamists push religion to centre of Pakistan election
Reuters International This content was published on July 22, 2018 FILE PHOTO: People hold signs as they chant slogans against the participation of banned outfits to take part in general […]
Terrorists being brought into parliament: Pakistan Senators
PTI| Jul 21, 2018, ISLAMABAD: Several Pakistani lawmakers today expressed concerns over candidates having links with banned outfits being allowed to run in the elections, saying terrorists would enter the parliament. They also warned the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that allowing banned organisations to contest elections would lead to […]
Angry protesters tear down independent Jibran Nasir’s campaign banners in Karachi
Source: Geo KARACHI: A group of angry people attacked an independent candidate’s team and tore down campaign posters Friday night in the city’s Bizerta Lines area, Geo News reported, citing […]
The town that doesn’t vote: Pakistan’s Ahmadis say forced to abstain
Saad Sayeed RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – There are no campaign posters in the Pakistani town of Rabwah, and no election rallies on its streets. Though they could be an influential […]
Pakistan election: Imran Khan scents victory
By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Lahore 20 July 2018 Leading Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan has told the BBC his opponents in elections next week will “lose because of […]
Fake News Leads to Harassment of Pakistan Parliament Candidate
July 20, 2018 Ayesha Tanzeem Flags of political parties are on sale ahead of elections, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, July 20, 2018. ISLAMABAD — A human rights activist running […]