DODOMA – Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Monday for her first elected term following a landslide victory in last week’s election. Hassan, who assumed power in 2021 after the death of her predecessor, won 97.66% of the vote. The 65-year-old president took the oath of office at a military base in […]
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Trump rules out 2028 VP bid, won’t rule out third term
US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office. Trump has repeatedly flirted with the idea of serving beyond the constitutionally mandated […]
PHC disposes of plea against KP CM election
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking to nullify the election of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new chief minister, just hours before Governor Faisal Karim Kundi is scheduled to administer the oath to CM-elect Sohail Afridi. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Arshad Ali and Justice Waqar Ahmad, heard arguments from Barrister Yaseen […]
PTI’s Afridi, three others file papers for KP CM election
The PTI’s Sohail Afridi and three other opposition candidates on Sunday submitted their nomination papers to contest the chief minister election scheduled to be held during a session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly today, according to the assembly’s secretary. Afridi, a member of the provincial assembly hailing from Bara, was nominated for the office by […]
Commonwealth report casts doubt on 2024 polls fairness
Election observers from the Commonwealth have criticised the fairness of the 2024 general elections in Pakistan in their long-awaited final report, noting that voters’ “fundamental political rights” were restricted during the polls. The report, released on Tuesday more than 18 months after the elections, flagged the shutdown of mobile phone services on election night, saying […]
Election to fill vacant senate seat from Punjab scheduled for may 29
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that the election for the vacant Senate seat from Punjab will be held on May 29, 2025. This seat became vacant after the death of Senator Professor Sajid Mir on May 3, 2025, at the age of 86. Mir, a prominent religious and political leader, passed away […]
Greek president taps judge to lead interim govt
A senior Greek judge, Ioannis Sarmas, was asked Wednesday to lead an interim government tasked with organizing a second national election by late June, the presidency announced. Faced with “the imposibility of forming a government” just three days after national elections “the solution, according to the Constitution is the formation of an interim government,” said […]
Punjab polls: Last date for SBP to release funds
Today is the last date for the State Bank (SBP) to release funds for Punjab elections directly to the Election Commission (ECP) as ordered by the Supreme Court. On April 14, a three-member bench the case of elections delay in Punjab and KP ordered the SBP to directly issue Rs21 billion for the election and submit […]
SC reserves verdict in provincial assemblies election delay case
The Supreme Court Monday reserved verdict on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) plea against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to delay the elections of provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan reserved the verdict after hearing […]
PDM expresses ‘lack of confidence’ in 3-member SC bench
The allied parties of the coalition government have expressed their lack of confidence in a three-member Supreme Court bench led by the chief justice hearing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition against postponement of elections in Punjab. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) parties, chaired by Prime Minister (PM) […]