Pakistan Polls

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday alleged that the Congress' poll manifesto was more appropriate for elections in neighbouring Pakistan than for India.

By addressing two major global conflicts even while being deeply engaged in a general election campaign, Modi has signalled that the world takes him seriously and that under his leadership, India is a significant global player.

The ECI is globally renowned for its cost-efficient delivery of elections, compared to even neighbours like Pakistan, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka.

Aseefa Bhutto, the youngest daughter of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, has taken a plunge into the country's tumultuous politics by filing her candidacy for the bypoll at a National Assembly seat in Sindh Province vacated by her father.

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party called Saturday's election of the President of Pakistan "unconstitutional and unacceptable" and urged the people to hold peaceful protests across the country against poll robbery on Sunday.

A Pakistan court on Wednesday barred till Thursday the oath-taking of those candidates who were allotted reserved seats in the National Assembly that the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has claimed should have been given to it.

The eight-party coalition with Sharif as Prime Minister inspires little confidence that it can last long. Among its biggest challenges will be an ever-emboldened Imran Khan

Pakistan's election commission on Monday blocked lawmakers loyal to jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan from taking a share of parliamentary seats reserved for women and minorities, after a poll marred by rigging claims.

Lawmakers were sworn in during the first sitting of Pakistan's new parliament Thursday, three weeks after an election marred by widespread allegations of rigging.

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party on Tuesday announced a countrywide protest on Saturday against the alleged rigging in the February 8 elections that has prevented the party from returning to power.

Recent elections in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan show that democracy remains alive in Asia as most countries in the region continue to derive legitimacy from their status as democratic states.

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the outcome of the February 8 general elections alleging widespread rigging.

With a power-sharing deal already inked, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party are moving ahead with plans to form a coalition government by March 2 and hold the presidential election before March 9, according to a media rep

In a volte-face, former senior bureaucrat Liaquat Ali Chattha, who alleged that 13 candidates from Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi were forcefully declared winners in the elections, on Thursday withdrew his allegations and said that he was "ex

Pakistani politicians loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will forge an alliance with a little-known political group, his party said Monday, after polls marred by allegations of manipulation returned no clear winner.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday alleged that the Congress' poll manifesto was more appropriate for elections in neighbouring Pakistan than for India.

By addressing two major global conflicts even while being deeply engaged in a general election campaign, Modi has signalled that the world takes him seriously and that under his leadership, India is a significant global player.

The ECI is globally renowned for its cost-efficient delivery of elections, compared to even neighbours like Pakistan, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka.

Aseefa Bhutto, the youngest daughter of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, has taken a plunge into the country's tumultuous politics by filing her candidacy for the bypoll at a National Assembly seat in Sindh Province vacated by her father.

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party called Saturday's election of the President of Pakistan "unconstitutional and unacceptable" and urged the people to hold peaceful protests across the country against poll robbery on Sunday.

A Pakistan court on Wednesday barred till Thursday the oath-taking of those candidates who were allotted reserved seats in the National Assembly that the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has claimed should have been given to it.

The eight-party coalition with Sharif as Prime Minister inspires little confidence that it can last long. Among its biggest challenges will be an ever-emboldened Imran Khan

Pakistan's election commission on Monday blocked lawmakers loyal to jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan from taking a share of parliamentary seats reserved for women and minorities, after a poll marred by rigging claims.

Lawmakers were sworn in during the first sitting of Pakistan's new parliament Thursday, three weeks after an election marred by widespread allegations of rigging.

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party on Tuesday announced a countrywide protest on Saturday against the alleged rigging in the February 8 elections that has prevented the party from returning to power.

Recent elections in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan show that democracy remains alive in Asia as most countries in the region continue to derive legitimacy from their status as democratic states.

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the outcome of the February 8 general elections alleging widespread rigging.

With a power-sharing deal already inked, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party are moving ahead with plans to form a coalition government by March 2 and hold the presidential election before March 9, according to a media rep

In a volte-face, former senior bureaucrat Liaquat Ali Chattha, who alleged that 13 candidates from Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi were forcefully declared winners in the elections, on Thursday withdrew his allegations and said that he was "ex

Pakistani politicians loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will forge an alliance with a little-known political group, his party said Monday, after polls marred by allegations of manipulation returned no clear winner.