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US concerned about LeT proxies contesting Pak elections
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), July 21 (ANI): The United States (US) has expressed concerns about the participation of Lashkar-e-Taiba-affiliated (LeT) individuals in the upcoming general elections in Pakistan.
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PML-N picks 2 candidates to replace Maryam
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 7 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) Party named two candidates on Saturday to replace former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam, who has been barred from contesting the general elections on July 25 due to the Avenfield reference verdict.
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Pak polls: Nearly 60 parties ditch women candidates
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): As many as 59 political parties in Pakistan have not issued general seat tickets to any women for contesting the upcoming general elections slated to take place on July 25.
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Abbasi's hearing of appeal against tribunal's disqualification verdict beg
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has on Friday reached the Lahore High Court (LHC) for the hearing of his appeal against the tribunal's verdict, which disqualified him from contesting polls from NA-57 Murree.
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Hafiz Saeed's son, son-in-law to contest Pak elections
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed's son and son-in-law will be contesting from Punjab province in the July 25 general elections.
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Maryam Nawaz to contest from two seats in Pak elections
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jun 23 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz will be contesting from the National Assembly (NA)-127 in Lahore and from Punjab assembly constituency PP-173 respectively in the upcoming general elections in the country on July 25.
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SC must curtail time for filing of poll accounts: Petition
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 21 (ANI): A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking a reduction of the time period for the filing of accounts of election expenses so that more time is available to analyse the accounts of the contesting candidates.
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SC to hear plea against political parties misusing religion for electoral
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking direction for taking action against political parties and contesting candidates for allegedly misusing religion for electoral gains.
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Candidates must have bank accounts for poll-related expenses: Petitioner
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court has been asked to direct contesting candidates to maintain separate bank accounts to meet poll-related expenses.
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13 transgenders to contest Pak elections
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Members of the transgender community in Pakistan will also be contesting the upcoming general assembly elections slated for July 25.
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K'taka polls: BJP alleges 'rigged election' in BTM Layout
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lallesh Reddy, who is contesting the Karnataka Assembly election from BTM Layout constituency, has claimed that polling at a booth in the constituency was rigged by the state government officials.
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K'taka polls: Here are the key constituencies to watch out
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The D-Day for the elections in Karnataka is here. In just a few hours, the 4.94-crore strong electorate will begin exercising their franchise to decide the fates of over 2500 candidates, contesting for 222 assembly seats.
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