PESHAWAR (Agencies) – Voting stopped at women-only polling stations in parts of Peshawar on Monday after elders decided that women should not cast ballots, police and officials said. Moreover, panchayets
While the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) held sway in District Central, the denying of entry to media personnel inside the Ship Owners College by the police and the Presiding Officer
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Women voters were barred from casting their votes in several parts of the NWFP on Monday although, in a sharp contrast, they exercised their right to vote
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Polling was held peacefully in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) although there were apprehensions that militants might try to obstruct the electoral process. A large number
Unlike the popular perception, women from the Pakhtoon community in Karachi West were not barred from voting and were seen exercising their right with full vigour in Pathan Colony. However,
KHYBER AGENGY: Heavily armed with weapons like assault rifles and rocket launchers, tribesmen were seen standing in long queues while wearing traditional turbans to cast votes in Khyber Agency. Contrary
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