– Main battle appears to be between PML-N of Nawaz Sharif and independent candidates backed by Imran Khan’s PTI party – 3-time Premier Sharif may renew ties with center-left PPP to lead a coalition – Legal expert sees ‘no problem’ with independent lawmakers forming a ‘unity government’ KARACHI, P...
Dakar, Senegal — AFP Senegalese civil society groups have urged mass action after this month’s presidential poll was deferred to December, as President Macky Sall sought to quell public outcry and faced global pressure. The normally stable West African nation has plunged into its worst political upheaval in decades after lawmakers ...
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI (AA) – Polling in Pakistan closed on Thursday after millions of eligible voters cast their ballot in general election to elect a new government for the next five years amid heightened security and suspension of cellphone and mobile internet services. The polling day witnessed several bombings which resulted in at leas...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak may seek a full royal pardon to end his six-year jail term, his legal team has said. It came after Najib’s jail term over corruption was reduced by half to six years last week. Najib’s lawyer Shafee Abdullah said the team “wanted to wait for the […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed UN human rights body concerns about violence and the right to fundamental democratic freedom ahead of general elections in the country, saying Islamabad is fully committed to protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms guaranteed by its laws and constitution. Pakistan upholds the rule of la...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others injured in two separate “terrorist attacks” in Pakistan on Wednesday ahead of a high-stake national vote, officials said. The first blast, the latest in a string of poll-related violence, took place in the Pishin district of southwestern Balochistan province onl...
Karachi, Pakistan — AFP As waves from the Arabian Sea crash into the shores of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, election candidate Ahmad Shabbar tells voters a list of growing but often ignored climate threats. Pakistan was ravaged by monsoon floods two years ago that left a third of the country submerged, turning climate change [&...
Peshawar, Pakistan — AFP Almost 6,500 candidates from 150 parties will stand in Pakistan’s election this week. Five percent of these happen to be women. The constitution reserves seats for women in both the provincial and national assemblies but few women contest election outside that reserved quota. AFP has interviewed three femal...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Senegalese lawmakers voted late Monday to delay this month’s presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that has sparked international concern over a country normally seen as a beacon of stability in West Africa. The bill was passed near unanimously, with 105 votes in favor and one against, aft...
Dakar, Senegal — AFP Access to mobile internet has been cut in Dakar, as Senegal grapples with a political crisis after President Macky Sall announced a postponement of this month’s election. Many users in the capital said they had been unable to access mobile data on their phones since Monday morning. Senegal’s parliament is...
