Pakistan News & Current Affairs Latest news, short news stories and Pakistan current affairs forum. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:16:55 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:16:55 +0000 Pakistan Social Web http://www.pakistan.web.pk/forums/pakistan-news-current-affairs.208/ Pakistan Election 2013 Results Pakistan Election 2013 Results
(Ghair Hatmi aur Ghair Sarkari Nataij)


    1. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N): 126
    2. Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP): 32
    3. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI): 30
    4. Independent (IND): 30
    5. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM): 17
    6. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI): 10
    7. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI): 4
    8. Pakistan Muslim League Functional (PML-F): 4
    9. Pakistan Muslim League(Z) (PML-Z): 3
    10. Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP): 3
    11. Awami National Party (ANP): 3
    12. Pakistan Muslim League Q (PML-Q): 1
    13. Others: 17

    Final Results will be updated

    1. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N): 204
    2. Independent (IND): 41
    3. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI): 20
    4. Pakistan Muslim League Q (PML-Q): 7
    5. Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP): 6
    6. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI): 1
    7. Others: 6

    Final Results will be updated

    1. Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP): 69
    2. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM): 18
    3. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N): 1
    4. Independent (IND): 13
    5. Others: 11

    Final Results will be updated

    1. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N): 9
    2. Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP): 9
    3. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI): 4
    4. Pakistan Muslim League Q (PML-Q): 1
    5. Independent (IND): 7
    6. Others: 12

    Final Results will be updated

    1. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI): 34
    2. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI): 15
    3. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N): 12
    4. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI): 7
    5. QWP: 7
    6. Awami National Party (ANP): 3
    7. Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP): 2
    8. Independent (IND): 13
    9. Others: 4

    Final Results will be updated
]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 08:49:27 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-election-2013-results.38421/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-election-2013-results.38421/ Veer Veer 17 Paksitan Election 2013 Voter Statistics
[IMG]]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 11:09:29 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/paksitan-election-2013-voter-statistics.38418/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/paksitan-election-2013-voter-statistics.38418/ Veer Veer 1 Pakistan Election 2013 Vote Cast Karnay ka Tareeqa Urdu Mein View attachment 15983]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 06:56:50 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-election-2013-vote-cast-karnay-ka-tareeqa-urdu-mein.38397/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-election-2013-vote-cast-karnay-ka-tareeqa-urdu-mein.38397/ marium ahmed marium ahmed 4 Pakistan Election 2013 Live Updates on Geo News Pakistan Election 2013 Live Updates on Geo News
]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 17:19:56 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-election-2013-live-updates-on-geo-news.38394/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-election-2013-live-updates-on-geo-news.38394/ Veer Veer 1 Pakistan Election Special on VOA News - 10th May 2013 Pakistan Election Special Show on VOA News – 10th May 2013

]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 17:16:22 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-election-special-on-voa-news-10th-may-2013.38390/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-election-special-on-voa-news-10th-may-2013.38390/ Veer Veer 1 Mobile Phone Service on Election Day 11th May 2013
Unlike many of us had feared, mobile phone services are not going to get suspended on Election Day, told Ishtiaq Ahmed, Secretary Election Commission, while speaking with media yesterday.

There were partial guesses about the suspension of mobile phone services – at least in sensitive areas of the country – on election day, i.e. May 11th, 2013. However, this statement by Secretary Election Commission turns out to be a relief for telecom operators and the mobile phone customers.]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 12:39:36 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/mobile-phone-service-on-election-day-11th-may-2013.38186/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/mobile-phone-service-on-election-day-11th-may-2013.38186/ Veer Veer Election Commission of Pakistan 8300 SMS Service for Voters Lists Verification
Pakistani voters can now verify the status of their votes in the new computerized voter lists prepared by Election Commission of Pakistan by just sending an SMS via their mobile phones.
Service has been up an running for all operators, throughout the country.
Election Commission said that this SMS verification service, in collaboration with cellular operators, happens to be world’s largest verification service of any kind.
ECP said that 85 million registered voters can check their records through a single SMS.

How to Check your Vote Status?
  • Simply send your CNIC (without dashes) to 8300
  • Example: Send “3740541882200” to 8300
You will soon receive a reply with following information:
  • Your CNIC Number
  • Electoral Area, i.e. District, Tehsil and city/town/village
  • Block Code
  • Serial Number
Note: Reply message is likely to have words in Urdu (unicode). You may not be able to read the text message if your phone doesn’t support unicode.

Election Commission said that it has purposefully not included the voters’ name and home address to avoid any privacy violations.

Charges:
  • SMS sent to 8300 will be charged @ Rs. 2 plus tax
]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 12:24:59 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/election-commission-of-pakistan-8300-sms-service-for-voters-lists-verification.38184/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/election-commission-of-pakistan-8300-sms-service-for-voters-lists-verification.38184/ Veer Veer 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake hits Pakistan Today 1st May 2013
The quake, which occurred at 11.57am and lasted more than seven seconds, was felt in
Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Gilgit and across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

At many places, people rushed out of their homes and offices and began praying.

This was the fourth major temblor to rock parts of Pakistan since last month.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department said the quake measured 5.8 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was located 88 km east of Jammu city in India.

The quake occurred at a depth of 10km, it said.

Last month, a 7.8-magnitude quake in southeastern Iran killed more than 30 people and flattened hundreds of homes in a remote region of Pakistan’s Balochistan province.]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 14:58:55 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/5-8-magnitude-earthquake-hits-pakistan-today-1st-may-2013.38127/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/5-8-magnitude-earthquake-hits-pakistan-today-1st-may-2013.38127/ Veer Veer 4 Pakistan Examination Commission
5th Class Result 2013


8th Class Result 2013]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:41:25 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-examination-commission.36180/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/pakistan-examination-commission.36180/ Shawn456 Shawn456 1 Download Voter Verification Forms - Election 2013 in Pakistan
Fillable Form (2) – Family Registration: CLICK HERE
Fillable Form (A) – Individual Registration: CLICK HERE

Both forms attached in pdf format below.]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:37:17 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/download-voter-verification-forms-election-2013-in-pakistan.36650/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/download-voter-verification-forms-election-2013-in-pakistan.36650/ Veer Veer 2 How To Get Your Vote Registered for Election 2013 in Pakistan
TO REGISTER
  1. You must be over the age of 18
  2. You must have a National Identity Card (NIC) issued by NADRA
REGISTRATION PROCESS
Go to your nearest Office of Assistant Election Commissioner / Registration Officer located in your area. If you do NOT know where your closest office is located, you can find out by contacting the Election Commission of Pakistan at (051) 920 1975 or (051) 920 6062 and asking them the address and phone number of the closest office to you. You can also contact 1217 to get the same information.

Once at the office, collect a “Voter Registration Form” and fill it out in full. Basic information will be required as well as a Photocopy of National Identity Card as well as Proof of Residence – this includes any kind of utility bill (electricity, gas, water or telephone). Once complete, submit the form and you’re DONE!
More than one person can get registered on one form so remember to bring your family and friends. Get everyone registered and make your voices heard!
PLEASE NOTE: Your vote will be registered to the address written on the National Identity Card. For example if you are registering in Karachi and your home address is in Lahore, you will have to vote in Lahore.

For Overseas Pakistani’s
Overseas Pakistanis are allowed to be registered by their family, friends or relatives who live in the area of your residence in Pakistan. The process is simple roughly the same however please note! Any Citizen of Pakistan can get registered as voter anywhere in Pakistan and can cast their vote if he or she is in Pakistan during the time of elections. You must be IN PAKISTAN to cast your vote!

AFTER REGISTRATION
  • After you have submitted your registration form, in a few days confirm to make sure YOU ARE ON THE VOTER LIST! This can be done by many ways.
  • You can obtain the “Voter List” from the Assistant Election Commissioner/Registration Officer. Check to see whether your name is on the list.
  • You will also be able to see the “Voter List” on the Election Commission’s website, but it’s currently unavailable (what a surprise)
  • Once you have confirmed you are registered, you will be able to vote in the Federal and Provincial elections anytime
  • Get your vote registered as soon as possible and play a vital part in shaping a better future for Pakistan.

Register Your Vote!
Contact Details of All Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Representatives:
Election Commission did not visit my house, my vote is still not registered!
In case no representative from ECP visits your house till 30th sept, you must contact ECP or your local PTI organizer.

Election Commission Contact:
Address Secretary Office Telephone
Election Commission Of Pakistan Secretariat, Election House (+92)(51)(9201975) (+92)(51) (9206062)
Constitution Avenue G-5/2 Fax
Islamabad (+92)(51) (9205402) (+92)(51) (9205300)]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:25:26 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/how-to-get-your-vote-registered-for-election-2013-in-pakistan.8393/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/how-to-get-your-vote-registered-for-election-2013-in-pakistan.8393/ Veer Veer 2 President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the 14-member caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday.


ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the 14-member caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday.
The 14-member caretaker cabinet includes Malik Habib, Ahmer Bilal Sufi, Abdul Malik Kasi, Sohail Wajahat, Mussadik Malik, Arif Nizami, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf, Asadullah Mandokhel, Mir Hasan Domki, Maqbool Rehmatullah, Dr Sania Nishtar, Feroz Jamal, Dr Younis Soomro and

Shahzada Jamal.
It may be mentione dhere that the caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath on March 25.

BREAKING NEWS:

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DI KHAN / ISLAMABAD: A district and session judge awarded a three-year sentence in jail to former MPA Khalifa Abdul Qayyum and one-year sentence to MNA Mir Humayun Aziz Kurd for holding fake degrees, Express News reported on Tuesday.
Both the members were also fined Rs5,000 each.
The court was hearing the cases of the politicians who allegedly hold a fake degree and were disqualified because of it.
Qayyum

and clarified that his degree was issued by an institution that was not recognised by the HEC – something that he was unaware of. He had then requested not to label his degree fake or bogus.
Qayyum had won the elections in 2008 as an independent candidate.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on March 29, declared that degrees of 54 politicians are fake and another 189 were yet to be verified.
Around 249 parliamentarians had not submitted their Matric and FA degrees to the commission yet, the election commission secretary said on March 26.
Having a graduation degree is no more a legal requirement to participate in elections, but anyone who is proved of having forged in the past stands disqualified to take part in elections.
SC issues detailed verdict
The Supreme Court issued a detailed verdict in the fake degrees case on Tuesday and ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take action against all fake degree holders.
The 8-page verdict, penned down by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, stated that it was the ECP’s responsibility to initiate action against fake degree holders and to disqualify them.]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:24:27 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/president-asif-ali-zardari-administered-oath-to-the-14-member-caretaker-federal-cabinet-on-tuesday.37075/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/president-asif-ali-zardari-administered-oath-to-the-14-member-caretaker-federal-cabinet-on-tuesday.37075/ Snaya Snaya President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the 14-member caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday.


ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the 14-member caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday.
The 14-member caretaker cabinet includes Malik Habib, Ahmer Bilal Sufi, Abdul Malik Kasi, Sohail Wajahat, Mussadik Malik, Arif Nizami, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf, Asadullah Mandokhel, Mir Hasan Domki, Maqbool Rehmatullah, Dr Sania Nishtar, Feroz Jamal, Dr Younis Soomro and

Shahzada Jamal.
It may be mentione dhere that the caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath on March 25.

BREAKING NEWS:

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DI KHAN / ISLAMABAD: A district and session judge awarded a three-year sentence in jail to former MPA Khalifa Abdul Qayyum and one-year sentence to MNA Mir Humayun Aziz Kurd for holding fake degrees, Express News reported on Tuesday.
Both the members were also fined Rs5,000 each.
The court was hearing the cases of the politicians who allegedly hold a fake degree and were disqualified because of it.
Qayyum

and clarified that his degree was issued by an institution that was not recognised by the HEC – something that he was unaware of. He had then requested not to label his degree fake or bogus.
Qayyum had won the elections in 2008 as an independent candidate.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on March 29, declared that degrees of 54 politicians are fake and another 189 were yet to be verified.
Around 249 parliamentarians had not submitted their Matric and FA degrees to the commission yet, the election commission secretary said on March 26.
Having a graduation degree is no more a legal requirement to participate in elections, but anyone who is proved of having forged in the past stands disqualified to take part in elections.
SC issues detailed verdict
The Supreme Court issued a detailed verdict in the fake degrees case on Tuesday and ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take action against all fake degree holders.
The 8-page verdict, penned down by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, stated that it was the ECP’s responsibility to initiate action against fake degree holders and to disqualify them.]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:24:25 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/president-asif-ali-zardari-administered-oath-to-the-14-member-caretaker-federal-cabinet-on-tuesday.37074/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/president-asif-ali-zardari-administered-oath-to-the-14-member-caretaker-federal-cabinet-on-tuesday.37074/ Snaya Snaya President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the 14-member caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday.


ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the 14-member caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday.
The 14-member caretaker cabinet includes Malik Habib, Ahmer Bilal Sufi, Abdul Malik Kasi, Sohail Wajahat, Mussadik Malik, Arif Nizami, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf, Asadullah Mandokhel, Mir Hasan Domki, Maqbool Rehmatullah, Dr Sania Nishtar, Feroz Jamal, Dr Younis Soomro and

Shahzada Jamal.
It may be mentione dhere that the caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath on March 25.

BREAKING NEWS:

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DI KHAN / ISLAMABAD: A district and session judge awarded a three-year sentence in jail to former MPA Khalifa Abdul Qayyum and one-year sentence to MNA Mir Humayun Aziz Kurd for holding fake degrees, Express News reported on Tuesday.
Both the members were also fined Rs5,000 each.
The court was hearing the cases of the politicians who allegedly hold a fake degree and were disqualified because of it.
Qayyum

and clarified that his degree was issued by an institution that was not recognised by the HEC – something that he was unaware of. He had then requested not to label his degree fake or bogus.
Qayyum had won the elections in 2008 as an independent candidate.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on March 29, declared that degrees of 54 politicians are fake and another 189 were yet to be verified.
Around 249 parliamentarians had not submitted their Matric and FA degrees to the commission yet, the election commission secretary said on March 26.
Having a graduation degree is no more a legal requirement to participate in elections, but anyone who is proved of having forged in the past stands disqualified to take part in elections.
SC issues detailed verdict
The Supreme Court issued a detailed verdict in the fake degrees case on Tuesday and ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take action against all fake degree holders.
The 8-page verdict, penned down by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, stated that it was the ECP’s responsibility to initiate action against fake degree holders and to disqualify them.]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:24:23 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/president-asif-ali-zardari-administered-oath-to-the-14-member-caretaker-federal-cabinet-on-tuesday.37073/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/president-asif-ali-zardari-administered-oath-to-the-14-member-caretaker-federal-cabinet-on-tuesday.37073/ Snaya Snaya President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the 14-member caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday.


ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the 14-member caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday.
The 14-member caretaker cabinet includes Malik Habib, Ahmer Bilal Sufi, Abdul Malik Kasi, Sohail Wajahat, Mussadik Malik, Arif Nizami, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf, Asadullah Mandokhel, Mir Hasan Domki, Maqbool Rehmatullah, Dr Sania Nishtar, Feroz Jamal, Dr Younis Soomro and

Shahzada Jamal.
It may be mentione dhere that the caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath on March 25.

BREAKING NEWS:

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[IMG]
DI KHAN / ISLAMABAD: A district and session judge awarded a three-year sentence in jail to former MPA Khalifa Abdul Qayyum and one-year sentence to MNA Mir Humayun Aziz Kurd for holding fake degrees, Express News reported on Tuesday.
Both the members were also fined Rs5,000 each.
The court was hearing the cases of the politicians who allegedly hold a fake degree and were disqualified because of it.
Qayyum

and clarified that his degree was issued by an institution that was not recognised by the HEC – something that he was unaware of. He had then requested not to label his degree fake or bogus.
Qayyum had won the elections in 2008 as an independent candidate.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on March 29, declared that degrees of 54 politicians are fake and another 189 were yet to be verified.
Around 249 parliamentarians had not submitted their Matric and FA degrees to the commission yet, the election commission secretary said on March 26.
Having a graduation degree is no more a legal requirement to participate in elections, but anyone who is proved of having forged in the past stands disqualified to take part in elections.
SC issues detailed verdict
The Supreme Court issued a detailed verdict in the fake degrees case on Tuesday and ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take action against all fake degree holders.
The 8-page verdict, penned down by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, stated that it was the ECP’s responsibility to initiate action against fake degree holders and to disqualify them.]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:24:23 +0000 http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/president-asif-ali-zardari-administered-oath-to-the-14-member-caretaker-federal-cabinet-on-tuesday.37073/ http://www.pakistan.web.pk/threads/president-asif-ali-zardari-administered-oath-to-the-14-member-caretaker-federal-cabinet-on-tuesday.37073/ Snaya Snaya