Monthly Archives: May, 2013

National Accountability Bureau aims to eliminate corruption from politics

ISLAMABAD, April 29,2013 (AAMIR SAEED / UPI Next) -- With a May 11 election set to mark the first transition from one elected government...

PTI protests alleged rigging in elections

LAHORE, May 29,2013 (Sumeera Riaz / UPI NEXT) -- The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party, the runner-up in Pakistan's May 11 general elections, has been staging...

Women faced major hurdles at polls

KARACHI, May 20,2013 (MANZOOR CHANDIO / UPINext) -- Women in this month's Pakistani elections were intimidated or blocked from voting in some areas of...

Rejected the old and traditional political powers

SWAT VALLEY,  May 18,2013 (Fazal Khaliq / UPI Next) -- Dozens of women in Swat Valley's Peochar, a former militant stronghold, cast ballots in...

Election of Nawaz Sharif new chapter of political history

LAHORE, May 12,2013 (SUMEERA RIAZ / UPI Next) -- With former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) emerging as clear...

Region fears of election violence

KARACHI,  May 11,2013 (AMAR GURIRO / UPI Next) -- A threatening pamphlet issued by religious extremists in southeastern Pakistan warning locals to refrain from...

Cast Ballots Amid Terrorism in Historic Election

KARACHI, May 11,2013 (LUBNA JERAR NAQVI / UPI Next) -- Polling has now ended in historic Pakistani elections, the first time since the nation’s...

Political parties use election symbols

PESHAWAR, May 11,2013 (NIZAM UDDIN / UPI Next) -- The cricket bat has become a potent symbol, drawing children into the political process, in...

Observers worry about security in Karachi

KARACHI, May 10,2013 (ZAFAR AHMED KHAN / UPI Next) -- Politicians and analysts are voicing concern about the security situation in Karachi, one of...

Badam Zari is first female National Assembly candidate

KARACHI, May 10,2013 (LUBNA JERAR NAQV / UPI Next) -- In a remote electoral district of Pakistan's northern tribal region, where men traditionally dominate...

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