The Pakistani Spectator

The people of Rawalpindi are getting out in hordes to cast their vote for their favorite candidates. The turnout is good as compared to the previous bi-elections. There are many factors as why there is so much hubbub and excitment among the voters:
Nawaz Sharif has personally come into this constituency and asked for votes
Zardari and [...]

Rawalpindi city city, especially the Murree Road from Committee Chowk to Liaquat Bagh are buzzing and boiling with the politics. Flags, buntings, hoardings, posters, stickers, and all kinds of colorful dressings are on display from the supporters of all the candidates.
Regardless of who will win and who will loose, the Rawalpindiites are enjoying this at [...]

When the by elections were scheduled last time in NA-55 constituency of Rawalpindi, Awami Muslim League’s chairman Sheikh Rashid Ahmed met with the leaders of JI and promised them that he wouldn’ t contest elections if JI placed it’s own candidate.
Now as the Apex Court has ordered the by elections in this constituency on 24th [...]

Mian Nawaz Sharif is very snugly tucked in the London, after completing the sojourns to Saudi Arabia and London, when he should be a worried man about the upcoming elections in NA-123 Lahore from where he is supposed to contest elections. But perhaps he knows that the Lahore High Court would give him the much [...]

Lately the popularity of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leadership comprising of Mian Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif has received a severe blow due to the many factors. Starting from the Zardari sponsored smearing campaign by Brig (r) Imtiaz and and then the sugar and flour crisis and the lack of governance in Punjab has [...]

While Muslim League tries to find out their options and prefering to keep the lid on the pandora box and seeking postponement from the Lahore High Court; Jamat e Islami, Tehreek i Insaf and Awami Muslim League are ready to test their luck once again from the weakening castel of PML-N.
Dr. Kamal is the candidate [...]