Election 2024: Commonwealth observer group’s findings

ISLAMABAD: The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) on Saturday (10th of Feb, 2024) unveiled its initial findings on Pakistan’s General Elections-2024, highlighting the commendable efforts of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and other institutions for conducting general polls. Chairperson COG, Dr Goodluck Jonathan at a press conference here acknowledged Pakistan’s significance as one of the […]

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NADRA

NADRA And Karachiites’ Woes

KARACHI: It was in the last three months of 2015 (or the first three months of 2016) that a poor employee of university approached this Media House. Her problem was that not having CNIC the university administration refused to pay the salary and warned of dismissal. She was sent to NADRA’s main regional office on […]

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Gaza: Death, disease and hunger stalk the populace

UNITED NATIONS: Amid reports of deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza’s Rafah governorate, the UN’s top aid official, Martin Griffiths, echoed widespread international fears about a further escalation of the conflict, now into its fifth month. “As the war in Gaza encroaches further into Rafah, I am extremely concerned about the safety and wellbeing of families […]

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ECP

8 Feb Polls: ECP ensures timely election results

ISLAMABAD: Additional Director General (Monitoring & Evaluation), ECP, Haroon Khan Shinwari said on Thursday (8th Feb, 2024) the commission was committed to ensuring timely announcement of the election results, “Results from remote areas may take longer; those from cities would be finalized today,” he said. He clarified that the Election Management System (EMS) set up […]

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Pak-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability

MOSCOW: Pakistan and Russia have expressed satisfaction on the similarity of views on range of issues of global strategic stability, regional security including matters related to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation. The two sides, during the 14th meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability held here on Wednesday (7th Feb, 2024) expressed readiness […]

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8 Feb Polls: Counting of votes underway

KARACHI: Polling for the General Election of National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies ended across the country Thursday (8 Feb, 2023) evening and counting of votes continues. The polling that started at eight in the morning continued till five in the evening without any break. However, voters present inside the premises of polling stations have […]

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Balochistan militants and gunmen Kalat Harnai Pangjur

8 Feb Polls: There are 5,371,947 voters in Balochistan

QUETTA: As many as 5,371,947 including 3,016,164 males and 2,355,783 females voters across Balochistan would exercise their right to vote amid tight security and adequate arrangements. 1696 candidates in Balochistan are contesting the election on 67 constituencies of the national and provincial assemblies. According to details, at least 429 candidates are contesting election on 16 seats […]

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8 Feb Polls: GDA’s Palijo claims polling agents expelled

HYDERABAD: The candidate of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) for PS-60 Ayaz Latif Palijo has complained that his polling agents have been expelled from 3 polling stations. In a complaint to the District Returning Officer (DRO) Tariq Qureshi submitted here on Thursday (8th Feb, 2024) Palijo maintained that the agents were forced to leave the […]

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