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'Dont sling mud at us': Pak election commission hits back at Imran Khan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 5 (ANI): A day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan vented out his frustration of embarrassing defeat in the Senate election on the Election Commission of the country, the electoral body on Friday hit back saying it was a constitutional and independent institu
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Imran Khan secures 18 seats in Pakistan Senate, loses Islamabad to Opposit
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 4 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has secured 18 seats in the Senate elections but the victory was bittersweet as Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Yousuf Raza Gillani defeated PTI's Hafeez Shaikh from the Islamabad general seat by securing 169 votes.
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PDM greets ex-PM Gilani's win in Pakistan Senate polls, Imran Khan's PTI c
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Members of the Pakistan Democratic Movement - the 11-party opposition alliance - on Wednesday celebrated former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's victory in the Senate polls, while the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has cried foul said
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Pak Senate polls: Big blow to Imran Khan's PTI as former PM Gilani wins ke
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): The 11-party opposition alliance - Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) scored a major victory over Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the Senate polls as former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani won the hotly-contested general seat from Is
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Counting of votes for Pakistan Senate polls underway
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Polling for 37 seats of Pakistan's Senate came to a close on Wednesday and counting of votes is currently underway in the elections in which a total of 78 candidates contested from Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Islamabad.
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Imran Khan's PTI members are as angry with 'puppet' govt as public, says B
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said that members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were as angry with the government as the public.
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After weeks of acrimony, polling for 37 seats of Pakistan's Senate underwa
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Polling for the 37 seats of Pakistan's Senate is underway via secret ballot as a total of 78 candidates are contesting from the federal capital and three provinces - Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
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Pak Senate polls: Imran Khan's PTI may face setback as 6 MPAs unlikely to
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Karachi [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) might suffer a setback in the upcoming Senate elections tomorrow as at least six lawmakers of the party are unlikely to cast votes for its candidates in the Upper House polls.
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Chief Justice of Pakistan says, 'Secrecy is important' in Senate elections
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): In a major embarrassment to the Imran Khan-led government, the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed remarked on Thursday that the Senate is a "mature and serious forum" that "needs secrecy to perform its functions," reported Geo News.
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Pak Election Commission to announce Senate election schedule on Feb 11
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Despite the controversy over the senate polls in Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Thursday it will announce the schedule for the upcoming Senate elections on February 11.
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Pak Opposition to oppose amendment by Imran Khan govt on Senate polls
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): Pakistan's Opposition parties have decided to oppose the constitutional amendment being introduced by Imran Khan to hold Senate polls through open ballot.
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Attempt to foil Karima Baloch's funeral 'disgraceful', says Pakistan Right
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday slammed the domestic authorities over the handling of activist Karima Baloch's funeral and termed their attempt to foil the ceremony held for the slain activist as "disgraceful".
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