HEADLINE

Shehbaz Sharif constitutes committee for negotiations with PTI

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a government committee to initiate negotiations with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The decision was made following a proposal by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz S...

Read more

RELATED NEWS

Dr Arif ur Rehman Alvi - 10 things to know about the newly elected 13th President of Pakistan

September 04 2018

(WebDesk) – With decisive majority, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf fielded candidate Dr. Arif ur Rehman Alvi has been elected as the 13th President of Pakistan.

Arif Alvi has received 3...

Who is Arif Alvi?

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Arif Alvi was elected as the 13th President of Pakistan on Tuesday after securing majority of votes in the National and provincial asse...

Won't be the president of PTI, rather all parties and nation: Arif Alvi

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Newly-elected Pakistan’s 13th President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that he will try to deliver his best as the head of the state.

Talking to me...

Shehbaz Sharif ruined institutions during his rule, says Pervaiz Elahi

September 04 2018

LAHORE (online): Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Tuesday has said that their work will yield results as they were working hard to deliver the best.

Talking to media outside ...

The Democratically Elected and the Military Presidents of Pakistan

September 04 2018

(WebDesk) - President of Pakistan is the ceremonial figurehead and consider as the symbol of the federation. After the 18th amendment in the constitution of Pakistan, the amended executive powers vested...

Fawad Chaudhry lauds opposition's role in presidential election

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that the victory of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Arif Alvi in presidential polls ...

Presidential polls: Shehbaz laments failure of opposition to field joint candidate

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Online): Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday lamented the failure of opposition to field joint candidate for the presidential election.

Arif Alvi best choice for president's post, suggests Sheikh Rashid

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed asserted on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate for president is the best choice for the post.

Tal...

Roles, powers, and other characteristics: everything you need to know about President of Pakistan

September 04 2018

(Web Desk) – President of Pakistan is a symbolic position held by the candidate of the party which along with its allies holds majority in all the provincial assemblies and parliament: National Assembl...

Hamza Shahbaz backs Fazlur Rehman in presidential election

September 04 2018

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz on Tuesday has announced to vote in favor of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Fazlur Rehman in presidential electi...

PPP named Aitzaz for presidential polls without consultation: Haideri

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri on Tuesday has said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) nominated Aitzaz Ahsan’s name for presidentia...

Parliament is going to fulfill another responsibility, says Qureshi

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday has said that the parliament is going to fulfill another responsibility by electing new president of Pakistan.

Will try to resolve issues under constitution after winning presidential polls: Alvi

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for presidential elections Arif Alvi on Tuesday has pledged to resolve the issues constitutionally after winning the polls.

...

PTI candidate to win Presidential election: Asad Umar

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Asad Umar on Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate would win presidential election today (Tuesday).

Talking to m...

Presidential Election 2018: PTI's Arif Alvi elected 13th President of Pakistan

September 04 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Lawmakers on Tuesday elected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Arif Alvi as the 13th President of Pakistan after the vote count ended at around 5pm.

According ...

Punjab CM senses landslide victory in presidential elections

September 03 2018

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Monday sensed victory in presidential elections and vowed to fully implement promises made in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) ...

Presidential election's material handed over to Presiding Officers: ECP

September 03 2018

(APP) - Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has handed over election material to all Presiding Officers for smooth conduct of Presidential election on Tuesday (September 4).

Talking to medi...

Willing to withdraw name if Shehbaz agrees, Fazl tells Zardari

September 03 2018

LAHORE (Dunya News) – A delegation of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was on its way to meet PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif after Maulana Fazlur Rehman expressed ‘conditional will...

Party-Wise Electoral College Of Presidential Elections 2018

September 04 2018

(WebDesk) - Presidential Elections 2018 in Pakistan has entered into an interesting number game after the divided opposition fielded two candidates against the government candidate and against each other.

ECP hands over material for presidential poll to POs

September 03 2018

ISLAMABAD (APP) – The Election Commission of Pakistan has handed over election material to all presiding officers for smooth conduct of Presidential election on Tuesday (September 4).

Opposition remains divided as presidential election takes place on Tuesday

September 03 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The presidential election is set to take place tomorrow however; the opposition is still divided over their candidate.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has fielded Ait...

Presidential elections: Joint opposition sans PPP sticks to Maulana Fazl

September 02 2018

Presidential elections: Joint opposition sans PPP sticks to Maulana Fazl
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former speaker of National Assembly (NA) Sard...

PPP should've agreed on joint opposition presidential pick: Fazl

September 02 2018

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday said opposition parties had nominated him as their “joint candidate” for the slot of preside...

Presidential polls: Fazl reaches Lahore to meet Shehbaz

September 02 2018

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday reached Lahore to meet PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif.

Pakistan Pe...

PML-N, PPP to meet to finalize joint presidential candidate

September 03 2018

LAHORE: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will meet in the evening today (Sunday) to finalize joint presidential candidate.

Ulema-...

Presidential election: ECP bans mobile phones in polling stations

August 31 2018

LAHORE (Dunya News) - The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday banned the members of Senate, National and all provincial assemblies from carrying mobile phones or any other electronic device in the premis...

Final list of candidates for presidential election issued

August 30 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The final list of candidates, participating in presidential election has been issued after none of them withdrew their nomination papers.

These candidates i...

Presidential polls: Fazlur-Rehman holds separate meetings with GDA, MQM

August 30 2018

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Jamiat Ulema-e Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Wednesday held separate meetings with Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Kara...

Fawad Chaudhry 'surprised' on Khursheed Shah's statement

August 29 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry Wednesday said he was surprised on Khursheed Shah’s revelation in which he claimed the PTI suggested PPP to come up with the name ...

PTI named Aitzaz Ahsan as 'mutual presidential candidate', reveals Shah

August 30 2018

(Dunya News) – In a startling development, senior politician Khursheed Shah divulged name of Aitzaz Ahsan as ‘mutual presidential candidate’ was proposed to Pakistan Peoples Party (...

Presidential elections: PTI senses victory as BAP lends support

August 29 2018

QUETTA (Dunya News) – Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has on Wednesday put their weight behind Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for presidential candidate.

He was addressing a...

All three presidential candidates clear scrutiny process

August 29 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Presidential candidates of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday reached Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ...

Presidential polls: ECP summons candidates for scrutiny of nomination papers

August 29 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has informed candidates, participating in presidential election to appear along with their proposer and seconders before the commissio...

PPP adamant on Aitzaz Ahsan's name for presidential pick

August 28 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is sticking with the name of Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan as its candidate for the slot of president.

PPP leaders at a ...

Presidential polls: Candidates summoned for scrutiny of nomination papers on Aug 29

August 28 2018

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has informed candidates, participating in presidential election to appear along with their proposer and seconder before the commission i...

Change in ideology or need of hour: Musharraf supporters in abundance in PTI govt.

August 28 2018

(Web Desk) – It is quite interesting to note that PTI’s provincial and federal cabinet is consisted of members who once used to be in Pervez Musharraf’s cabinet. Take the instance o...

Presidential election: BNP-M to reconsider support for PTI candidate

August 28 2018

QUETTA (Dunya News) - Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on Monday has expressed its reservations over support for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate in the upcoming presidential election, Dunya New...

Fazal's nomination sunders opposition as PTI leads race

August 27 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Opposition parties except Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have nominated Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman for the slot of president.

PTI to win presidential elections with majority: Arif

August 27 2018

(APP) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s nominee for the office of president Dr.Arif Alvi Monday said that PTI will win the presidential election with majority and urged the opposition to withdraw the ...

PPP regrets Fazal's role, JUI-F urges Zardari to review decision

August 28 2018

(Dunya News) - Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) chief and presidential candidate Maulana Fazalur Rehmna on Monday urged Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to review his decision of fielding Aitzaz...

Arif Alvi, Aitzaz Ahsan submit nomination papers for presidential election

August 27 2018

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Arif Alvi on Monday have submitted their nomination papers for presidential e...

Introduction

Presidential elections are due to be held in Pakistan on 4 September 2018. PTI’s Arif Alvi, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan have been fielded as candidates for the election. President is elected indirectly through an electoral college, comprising the Senate, National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies – Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Every member of the National Assembly has one vote while the four provincial assemblies are assigned an equal weight with the smallest, the Balochistan Assembly, serving as the base.

Presidential Election - Distribution of votes

Members Vote
N.A 01 01
Punjab 5.70 01
Sindh 2.58 01
KPK 1.90 01
Balochistan 01 01

Party Position

Senate N.A P.A S.A K.P B.A P.Votes
PTI 12 151 175 28 74 07 250
PML-N 17 81 159 00 06 01 130
PPPP 20 54 07 97 05 00 115
PML-Q 00 03 10 00 00 00 05
MQMP 05 07 00 20 00 00 20
MMA 00 15 00 01 13 10 32
JI 02 00 00 00 00 00 02
JUI-F 04 00 00 00 00 0 00
NP 05 00 00 00 00 00 05
PML_F 01 00 00 00 00 00 01
GDA 00 03 00 14 00 00 08
ANP 01 01 00 00 08 04 10
JWP 00 01 00 00 00 01 02
AML 00 01 00 00 00 00 01
TLP 00 00 00 03 00 00 01
BNP 01 04 00 00 00 09 14
BAP 00 05 00 00 00 24 29
PRH 00 00 01 00 00 00 00
PKMAP 03 00 00 00 00 01 04
HDP 00 00 00 00 00 01 01
BNPA 00 00 00 00 00 02 02
Ind 31 04 02 00 04 00 37
Emp 02 12 17 02 14 05 31
Total 104 342 371 165 124 65 706

Coalition Govt, PPP, PMLN

Coalition Govt vs Joint Opposition

اردو خبریں