Karachi: PS-94 by-election, security beefed up
Pillion riding has been banned in PS-94 Karachi due to by-election being held tomorrow.
Sector Commander Sachal Rangers Brigadier Waseem Ayub has said that there are chances of a suicide attack during the by-election however security arrangements have been planned to handle any unpleasant incident.
Talking to Dunya News, advisor to Chief Minister Sindh Sharmila Farooqi told that the tomorrows election is very critical and security plans have been devised for it. She said that Rangers are doing their job. At least 3000 police personnel have been deployed in the constituency. More security personnel are deployed on sensitive polling stations. Flag march would also be carried out. She added that Inspector General Sindh and CCPO Karachi would personally monitor the whole situation. She hoped that the election would be held peacefully.
SC dismisses disqualified MPA plea
June 15, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed an appeal of Muslim League (N) disqualified MPA Rizwan Gul and ordered the election commission to register criminal case against him.
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SC dismisses disqualified MPA plea
tina fey
April 11, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
While hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, actress Tina Fey reprised her Emmy-award-winning impersonation of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
A lot’s changed for Palin in the 18 months since Fey last impersonated Republican Sen. John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 presidential election. Fey and “SNL”’s writers took that to mind. Instead of focusing on one aspect of Palin’s life since the election, they rolled out a near checklist of events into a sketch promoting “The Sarah Palin Network.”
“Not all our programming is fear-based,” Fey said while wearing Palin’s trademark glasses and a leather jacket similar to the one the
Sheikh Rasheed Injured In Rawalpindi Gun Attack
February 9, 2010 by Trend PK
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TrendPK.com Sheikh Rasheed Injured In Rawalpindi Gun Attack
:RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League leader, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed was injured while 4 people were killed in the firing incident at the election office of Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Monday.
There were about 15 people present in the office when unidentified men [...]
Polling Ends in Gilgit-Baltistan
GILGIT, Pakistan : Polling in the Legislative Assembly elections of Gilgit-Baltistan has ended Thursday.
Total number of registered voters for the GB Legislative Assembly is 7,17,286. Over 250 candidates are taking part in the election on 23 seats out of 24. Polling has been postponed in GB-19 due to the death of MQM candidate.
Polling which started at 8 in the morning has ended.
Due to stringent security measures, so far there has been no report of any violence or untoward incident from any part of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Polling Ends in Gilgit-Baltistan was first posted on November 12, 2009 at 4:57 pm.
Gilgit-Baltistan; Election Campaigns in Full Swing
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Election campaigns of various political parties are full swing in Gilgit-Baltistan. As many as total 264 candidates are contesting for 24 seats of Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly.
For the election to be held on Nov 12, there are 23 candidates contesting from PPP, 20 from MQM, 14 from PML-N, 14 from PML-Q, 6 from Jamiat-e Ulema-e Islam, 3 from Jamaat-e Islami, 10 from the Gilgit-Baltistan Democratic Alliance, 4 from the ANP and 2 from TIP and 2 from Balawaristan National Front.
According to the election commission, there are 166 independent candidates in the field.
The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner Raheem Durrani said that law-enforcement agencies have been called for maintaining law and order in the region.
After the death of the constituency LA-19 candidate Sher Bahadur, MQM now has 19 candidates.
Gilgit-Baltistan; Election Campaigns in Full Swing was first posted on November 7, 2009 at 2:45 pm.
Gilgit-Baltistan; Election Campaigns in Full Swing
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Election campaigns of various political parties are full swing in Gilgit-Baltistan. As many as total 264 candidates are contesting for 24 seats of Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly.
For the election to be held on Nov 12, there are 23 candidates contesting from PPP, 20 from MQM, 14 from PML-N, 14 from PML-Q, 6 from Jamiat-e Ulema-e Islam, 3 from Jamaat-e Islami, 10 from the Gilgit-Baltistan Democratic Alliance, 4 from the ANP and 2 from TIP and 2 from Balawaristan National Front.
According to the election commission, there are 166 independent candidates in the field.
The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner Raheem Durrani said that law-enforcement agencies have been called for maintaining law and order in the region.
After the death of the constituency LA-19 candidate Sher Bahadur, MQM now has 19 candidates.
Gilgit-Baltistan; Election Campaigns in Full Swing was first posted on November 7, 2009 at 2:45 pm.
