Stating that the normalisation of "radical elements" in Pakistan has been a part of Islamabad's state policy, the Ministry of External Affairs said that 26/11 attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed-backed party contesting polls has a "serious security implication" for the region.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter and senior Vice President of the party, Maryam Nawaz filed nomination papers for the upcoming general elections, Geo News reported.
The deadline for submitting nomination papers to contest the upcoming Pakistan general elections for the National and Provincial Assembly is set to conclude on Sunday, ARY News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided against letting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) retain its 'bat' electoral symbol for the February 8 general election, Dawn newspaper reported.
The decision of PML-N comes a day after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) request to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), seeking an extension in the deadline for filing nomination papers by three days.
Top lawyers' bodies in Pakistan have raised concerns over the poll procedure and the conduct of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja, Dawn newspaper reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) made public the rules it would follow for candidates wishing to file nominations for seats in the national and provincial assemblies, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
The business community in Pakistan as a whole does not support the notion of prolonging the duration of the caretakers' governance, even if they acknowledge that Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has improved the economic situation of the country, an opinion piece in Dawn read.