Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on Thursday termed the Supreme Court’s remarks over delimitation of constituencies in Karachi as unlawful and said that it was a conspiracy to steal the party’s mandate. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit a report after consultation with the Sindh […]
Federal cabinet Wednesday approved a draft law to establish a new counter terrorism body aimed at better coordinating efforts to defeat Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked violence. Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Wednesday that the main objective was to defeat terrorism, but he provided no details on exactly how the new organization would help. […]
Taking a jibe at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s chairperson Imran Khan, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said Problems of Pakistan couldn’t be miraculously resolved in 90 days as claimed by some politicians. Speaking at a public gathering in Swat, the former two-timer premier said that the politicians contending for upcoming general elections […]
Nov 28 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has banned the transfer of property in Karachi, seeking complete record of land records torched in the aftermath of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. During the hearing of a case pertaining to the implementation of the apex court order in the suo motu case related to frequent targeted killings […]
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday reiterated government’s resolve to hold free‚ fair and impartial elections in the country on time, adding that the upcoming polls will further strengthen the democracy in the country. Talking to Secretary Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan‚ the premier expressed the confidence that the general elections will further […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Mian Nawaz Sharif on Monday said Asif Ali Zardari is a constitutional president and can administer oath to new prime minister, adding that working relations possible with Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP). While speaking to a private TV channel, the former two-time premier said police department should be made free from […]
Nov 27 2012 | Posted in
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on Saturday said that holding of transparent and fair elections was the constitutional requirement, adding that some clarifications have been sought from the ECP before arriving at any decision. He was heading a meeting of the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC). Earlier, the Election Commission had requested to […]
In quite a shocking revelation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has revealed that there were around 4.8 million voters included in the electoral lists without any physical verification. According to the reports, 3.2 million unverified voters are in Punjab, 0.662 million in Sindh, 0.583 million in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 0.167 million in the Federally Administered […]
Nov 17 2012 | Posted in
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has extended the deadline for submission of declarations by parliamentarians that they did not hold dual citizenship until November 30. A private TV channel quoting Additional Secretary of the ECP Mohammad Afzal Khan as saying that the decision to extend the deadline was made on the request of […]
Nov 12 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a quite positive development, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a 49-point code of conduct for general elections, warning the contestants to abide by rules and regulations or face disqualification. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim cautioned, “Only talks are not enough to keep the […]
Nov 1 2012 | Posted in
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Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has announced the caretaker government would take over around March 18, 2013 following the completion of the five-year term of the government, while general elections would be held 40 days after the caretaker set up took over. Addressing a press conference, the minister said that there was a baseless propaganda […]
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Pledging that the government is committed to hold free, fair and transparent general elections, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said it would further help strengthen democracy in the country. Addressing the Cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday‚ he said there is election activity prevailing in the country and it would be a milestone for […]