Tag: Religious parties

Islamabad : Much against the popular notion, not a single prominent religious leader has been able to make a cut in the Wednesday's National Assembly elections of Pakistan. Both emerging religious entities, the Khadim Rizvi-led Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's political front Milli Muslim League (MML), failed to secure any of the 14 National and 30 Punjab Assembly seats. Interestingly, the extreme-right TLP had fielded two women candidates for National Assembly seats though none of the two -- Sumera Noreen and Memona Hamid -- ever...