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ISLAMABAD, May 16: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has the highest number of women legislators elected on general seats in the recent elections, and that too from Punjab, but not a single woman could win in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. Analysts and rights ...

As many as 16 female candidates have already been elected to the National Assembly and provincial assemblies on general seats. However, the number is relatively less as compared to general elections of 2008 as 26 female members had been elected five ...

I met Sarabjit Singh's brave lawyer Awais Sheikh in Delhi some months ago, where his book was released. He was very confident Sarabjit wouldn't be hanged. As was Justice (Retd.) Katju, who launched the book. Justice Katju said there was no point ...

LAHORE - The chiefs of mainstream political parties including PML-N, PTI and JUI-F besides independent candidates have climbed to victory in 2013 general elections, according to unofficial results. According to unofficial results the PML-N chief ...

(PPI-OT): European Union cosponsored the first Islamabad Literature Festival. Organized by Oxford University Press, the festival received tremendous public response with more than 15,000 participants attending 35 sessions and 70 leading literature ...

THATTA, April 22: The once impregnable fort of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Thatta, has undergone a tectonic shift over the past five years of PPP rule and is no more a fort — of any political party for that matter — particularly after the exit ...

The Sindh Election Commission has announced over a hundred female candidates from several political parties. Below is an article published by The Nation: Election Commission Sindh has announced the names of 127 women candidates of different ...

MQM has acknowledged that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is their ideological ally but there is no electoral alliance or seat adjustment with his All Pakistan Muslim League. In an exclusive interview with Radio Pakistan‚ conducted by an ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has taken a suo motu notice of the last-minute measures by outgoing governments to appropriate lifetime perks and privileges for certain government dignitaries and lawmakers. The chief ...