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Picture collage of Asjad Malhi of the PTI and Nosheen Iftikhar of the PML-N. Photos: file SIALKOT: The polling for the much-awaited by-elections has finally come to an end at the National Assembly constituency NA-75 Sialkot-IV, Daska, and votes from all  360 constituencies have been counted.  The hotly-contested polls predominately …

PML-N’s Nosheen Iftikhar. — File photo  SIALKOT: In a letter written to the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Friday,  PML-N’s Nosheen Iftikhar raised concerns over “incomplete preparations” for the NA-75 Daska by-election  — set to take place tomorrow (Saturday). In the letter, the PML-N candidate complained CCTV cameras …

Community politics  plays  major role in any election and the NA-75 by-polls scheduled for tomorrow in Daska will be no different. “Political parties field candidates from large communities, so that these people can join the community and the people of the tribe with them [to get votes],” says one resident …

Daska was initially a PPP bastion, but has now turned into a PML-N stronghold since the 1990s. PML-N’s winning vote percentage remained between 40% to 58% in the last two elections. The ruling PTI had obtained 26% and 24% of the votes in the last two elections. Daska is known …

File photo of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has filed an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the court’s decision regarding the Senate chairman election on Thursday. The PPP leader, who is also the current Opposition leader in Senate, has sought …

A file photo of ballot boxes.  The by-election in Daska’s NA-75 constituency will be held on April 10, Election Commissioner Punjab Ghulam Israr announced on Saturday. The decision was taken during a meeting held over conducting the Daska by-polls, with the secretary election commission in the chair. It was also …

The building of Supreme Court. ISLAMABAD: The PML-N candidate for the Daska by-election will settle for re-polling to be held on 109 polling stations that the candidate’s legal counsel, Salman Akram Raja, deemed ‘controversial’.  Raja, however, told the court that the PML-N candidate’s primary request would stay the same; hold …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday delayed polling for the NA-75 Daska by-election, according to Geo News. The decision was taken during a hearing on a petition filed by the PTI candidate from the NA-7 constituency, challenging the ECP’s order to hold re-polling in the entire constituency. The …

Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. Photo: File The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday rejected former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani’s petition challenging the Senate chairman election, stating that courts do not intervene in the workings of the Parliament. The former prime minister — who was the Pakistan Democratic …

Senator Yousaf Raza Gillani. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: With hopes of taking back the Senate chairman’s post, the PPP has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the returning officer’s (RO) decision rejecting the votes that the party believed were polled for their candidate. Senator Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani filed a …