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Posts Tagged ‘NA-55’

Imran Khan’s Cheap and Dirty Politics

By Rohail Butt • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Politics

It’s time that Imran Khan of Tehrik-e-Insaf face the reality, see the mirror, read and understand the writing on the wall. He is not to be accepted as the leader of Pakistan. He cannot be a popular political leader and it is highly unlikely that his party could win even a single seat throughout Pakistan [...]



Sheikh Rashid Blames Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for Murder Attempt

By Salman Mugsi • Feb 11th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is an aggressive, useless and very loyal to Nawaz Sharif, but he cannot for the life of him and his leaders attempt to murder anyone. Sheikh Rashid is not important at all and just due to his theatrics he receives media limelight, and there is no chance that he would win [...]



Malik Shakeel Awan from NA-55 Rawalpindi from PML-N

By Haris Hashmi • Dec 26th, 2009 • Category: Politics

It seems that PML(N) once again wants to degrade the companion of former dictator Pervez Musharraf Sheikh Rashimd Ahmad by dishing ticket of PML(N) to a party worker from the grass root level instead of bringing out some frontline leader from somewhere else.
Malik Shakeel Awan hails from a very ordinary background but he has  been [...]



PML-N Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Bye-Polls in Punjab

By Salman Mugsi • Sep 29th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

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 [...]



Dr. Kamal, Imran Khan, Shiekh Rashid in NA-55 Rawalpindi Elections

By Rohail Butt • Sep 28th, 2009 • Category: Politics

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 [...]



NA 55 Rawalpindi : Imran Khan Challenges Zardari

By Fatima Tassaduq • May 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

NA 55 constituency of Rawalpindi is attracting the national limelight. This seat will be contested in the by-election which are going to by held somewhere in June. This seat was won by Javed Hashmi of PML-N by defeating one of the biggest bigwig of PML-Q and Pervez Musharraf’s close aide Sheikh Rashid Ahmad.
As Javed Hashmi [...]



Piers are falling, Rigging can’t be ruled out

By Farid Masood • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Vote counting is in progress and results are coming from the polling stations. Till now no final accumulative results from any constituency. If we just take the over view of NA-55 Rawlpindi-VI and NA-56 Rawalpindi-VII, from where an oldest pier Sh. Rasheed Ahmad who is trailing behind the other candidates till now. From NA-55 Mr [...]