Yearly Archives: 2013

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...

Lahore Seen as Critical in Election

LAHORE, May 10,2013 (SUMEERA RIAZ / UPI Next) -- Lahore, the capital of Punjab province and Pakistan's second-largest city, is expected to be a...

Ending Terrorism a Challenge for PTI

PESHAWAR, May 10,2013 (Sumeera Riaz / UPI Next) -- The new government in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, to be led by the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf...

Youth vote could be critical in election

ISLAMABAD, May 9,2013 (SARDAR NOKHAIZ / UPI Next) -- Political analysts say the youth vote in Pakistan's Saturday elections could be a game changer. According...

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