Pakistani religious leader to boycott elections

Lahore: After getting a settlement with provincial government of Punjab,prolific speaker and writer Dr. Tahir ul Qadri steps back from his stance to stage sit-in on every polling station. According to accord reached between Punjab government and ...

Messenger Correspondent RAWALPINDI, Mar 17: Prominent religious personality and reformist politician Tahir ul Qadri has called for boycott of what he described as anti-nation upcoming general elections as a powerless Election Commission of Pakistan ...

Posted on 2 hours ago Naeem UllahLAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has held sit-in demonstrations across the country on the polling day (Saturday) in a bid to protest against incumbent electoral system. Peaceful sit-in demonstrations were ...

ISLAMABAD: On Sunday, a majority of registered voters of federal capital participated in the election process. However, over 3,000 people, including women and children participated in a sit-in held by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), near Aabpara Chowk ...

Key points - Pakistanis have voted in landmark election set to mark the first transfer of power between two elected civilian governments in its history - Reports of irregularities in Karachi prompted the election commission to say the vote ...

Looking at the Islamic world from East to West across continents, it emerges as a house divided against itself. The Islamic landscape is dreary, dull and drab. The bouts of spring have been replaced by long and never ending spell of autumn. The ...

- While the country is in the grip of intense rumours, conspiracy theories of all sorts are gaining currency and deplorable election-related blasts claiming lives of political workers are occurring on a regular basis and over all political and law ...

In politics, it is prudent never to write anyone off. Yet as Pakistan's former President General Pervez Musharraf began his judicial custody in Islamabad, the 'writing off', is on the wall. Besides the judiciary, he has won little support from other ...

LAHORE - Constituency Profiles Rawalpindi District With the leading lights of the country's politics in action with seven national and 14 provincial assembly seats up for grabs, in the Rawalpindi district the PML-N this time round may not post ...