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When Pakistan's Operation Blitz failed and opened the gates for Bangladesh
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sahibzada Yakub Khan who was posted as commander, Eastern Command, in 1969 had conceived a security plan titled 'Op Blitz', meant to counter any unrest in East Pakistan. This was formulated much before the 1970 elections and on 11 December 1970, within days of the general elections in Pak
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Pakistan: Imran Khan demands early elections under supervision of 'neutral
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that general elections must be held in the country under the supervision of a neutral chief election commissioner (CEC), reported local media.
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No truth to reports claiming general election not possible in three months
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Election Commission on Tuesday said that it was prepared to hold general elections within three months, rejecting the reports that claimed holding the electoral exercise was not possible in 90 days, local media reported.
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General elections not possible in 3 months, says Pakistan poll body
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Election Commission has said that it won't be able to conduct general elections in the country within three months due to various legal and procedural challenges, local media reported.
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PML-N lawmaker from Pakistan's Punjab resigns after PDM call
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 10 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Azma Bukhari on Wednesday stepped down from Punjab's provincial assembly, stating in her resignation that the 2018 general elections in Pakistan were "designed by known and unknown creatures".
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Pak polls were free and fair: Ex-CEC Quraishi
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Amid massive furore over alleged rigging in the recently-concluded general elections in Pakistan, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, SY Quraishi on Wednesday said that the polls were held in a free and fair manner.
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Pak elections were fair, transparent: ECP
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Amidst allegations of rigging in the recently concluded general elections in Pakistan, an Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) spokesperson has asserted that the same were conducted fairly.
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Pak must go for fresh polls under UN supervision: Nadeem Nusrat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington, DC (United States), July 29 (ANI): After the allegations of rigging marred recently-held general elections in Pakistan, the Voice of Karachi chairman Nadeem Nusrat has urged the international community to exert pressure on Pakistan to hold fresh polls under the United Nations sup
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Polling in Pak ends, counting begins
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 25 (ANI): The voting time for the 11th general elections in Pakistan officially ended at 6 pm (local time) on Wednesday.
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Activists urge people of Balochistan to boycott Pak elections
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Vancouver/Paris [Canada/France], Jul 24 (ANI): Naela Quadri Baloch, president of World Baloch Women's Forum, urged the people of Balochistan to boycott upcoming general elections in Pakistan.
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US concerned about LeT proxies contesting Pak elections
Updated : 7 years, 10 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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Pakistan: Extremists pull strings of elections under nose of security agen
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), July 20 (ANI): The upcoming general elections in Pakistan are witnessing a nexus between security agencies and candidates, who have been fielded by banned religious and extremist outfits.
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