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Pakistan is set to see its second-ever democratic transition of power, without a military rule in between. The main competition on 25 July will be between the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League — Nawaz, former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People’s Party and independent candidates. There are other regional parties and alliances too like the Grand …

Hafiz Saeed-linked Milli Muslim League has decided to use the platform of a little known party, Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek, to contest the upcoming general election. Around 200 candidates backed by the MML will contest the July 25 election under the banner of AAT, which is already registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan, the Express Tribune reported. The MML had earlier …

Setback for terrorist Hafiz Saeed: Pak Election Commission rejects application to register his Milli Muslim League party

In a major set back to Mumbai 26/11 attack prime conspirator Hafiz Saeed's political ambitions, the Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the application to register his Milli Muslim League party. The MML had earlier challenged the October 11, 2017 order of the ECP declining registration to the MML as a political party allegedly on the behest of the …

Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jammat-ud-Dawah will contest 25 July general elections on the platform of Allaha-u-Akbar Tehreek as the group’s Milli Muslim League is yet to be registered as a political party, a senior member of the outfit said on Saturday. With general elections approaching, the group has decided to contest on the platform of the “dormant” …