Singer Asim Azhar urges smart voting on Instagram, emphasizing the importance of informed choices. Actor Usman Khalid Butt advises verifying polling station details on Twitter. Mishi Khan and YouTuber Shahveer Jafry also use Twitter to spread awareness. As Pakistan gets ready for its general elections on February 8th, well-known singer Asim Azhar used social media … Read more
Colombians voted in the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, with a leftist candidate poised to win for the first time in the country’s turbulent history. The vote takes place in a tense atmosphere, a year after a brutal security crackdown on street protests fueled by deepening socioeconomic woes. Polls opened at 8:00 am … Read more
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen of the far-right were preparing for a crucial presidential election discussion on Tuesday, with allies of the president caution against complacency despite a strong poll lead. Macron and Le Pen will face off late Wednesday in their only direct debate ahead of Sunday’s second-round voting, which will be viewed … Read more
LAHORE: Former Pakistan captains Fazal Mahmood and Abdul Qadir have been inducted into the Pakistan Cricket Boards Hall of Fame posthumously. The two stalwarts have joined Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Zaheer Abbas, who were the initial inductees to the PCB Hall of Fame by virtue of being part … Read more
The National Assembly (NA) has passed the Election Act Amendment Bill, 2020 containing dozens of edited clauses for bringing electoral reforms including the voting right for overseas Pakistanis. The Lower House has passed the amended Election Act, 2017 that was presented by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan. The Election … Read more
Romania’s Klaus Iohannis looked set to be re-elected as president in the second round of presidential elections Sunday, confirming the pro-European trajectory of the eastern EU member. Thirty years after the fall of communism, the centre-right former physics professor is running against Social Democrats (PSD) leader and former Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, whose government fell … Read more
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales announced on Monday that he is leaving Bolivia for Mexico. Morales was granted asylum by Mexico earlier Monday, one day after he resigned from office. Clashes broke out in the streets of Bolivia when an opposition leader in the Senate declared herself the country’s interim president after Evo Morales surprise … Read more
The British Parliament has approved pre-election bills in the country under which voting will be held on December 12. The bill was passed a few hours after the European Union’s decision to allow the UK to postpone Britain for ‘Brexit’ until the end of January next year. Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for … Read more
Three Pakistani women participated in Canada’s recent general election, two of which won the seat in the House, reports said on Thursday. According to Western media, Iqra Khalid and Salma Zahidaruken have been elected to the party of Canadian-based Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Salma Zahid defeated Rason James of the opposition party. Salma Zahid moved … Read more
Voting process has commenced for the by-elections being held in PS-11 Larkana-II at 8:00 am morning today which will be continued till 5:00 pm without any break. A tight electoral contest is expected between two candidates including Pakistan People’s Party’s Jameel Ahmed Soomro, who is political secretary of PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and Moazzam … Read more
Chairman Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and leader of the opposition Shahbaz Sharif has said that strict action will be taken against those who sold their conscience. Shahbaz Sharif said that strict action will be taken against turncoats. Those who sold their conscience in failing to oust chairman Senate during yesterday’s voting have defeated democracy. … Read more
Leader of the House in Senate, Senator Shibli Faraz has said that there are no hard feeling with opposition. Law making will be done in collaboration. According to the details, government and allied senators had a meeting under the leadership of Shibli Faraz. After the voting on motion of vote of no-confidence against Chairman Sadiq … Read more
