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By showing a consensus on the remarkable 20th amendment, Parliament has once again demoed to defy its critics. Under the canopy of the Amendment, Parliament met the demand of the Supreme Court to give a one-time cover to legislators elected while the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was not properly restructured as stipulated in the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that he would automatically lose not only premiership but also membership of the parliament if he is convicted in contempt of court case, clearing the air about his legal status before appearing the Supreme Court. The premier was of the opinion that he would be no need […]
It seems as the Supreme Court may fetch up being the biggest player in the run-up to next month’s Senate polls and the general elections scheduled for 2013. The apex court suspended the membership of 28 parliamentarians, including two federal ministers, on the basis that by-elections were held in contravention of the 18th amendment. The […]
Imran Khan, the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has moved the Supreme Court to hold on the by-polls scheduled to be held on February 25. On Friday, he submitted a civil miscellaneous appeal to his previous petition seeking removal of fake votes from the voter lists prior to the by-elections. The PTI’s chief filed the […]
Serving versus retired Judge I wonder what is happening as sharp differences came out into open between two respectable institutions, one comprising serving judges and the other retired ones. The two bodies, interestingly, have no difference over the core issue that the present voter lists need to be corrected in order to hold just fair […]
Voters’ lists cannot be prepared before May: Chief Election Commission of Pakistan Islamabad: (Monday, January 23, 2012) Chief Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Justice Hamid Ali Mirza (retd) said today in an advisory meeting with politicians and other stakeholders that voters’ lists were unlikely to be prepared before May this year. He was of the […]
There are very few people speak about the problems linked with the process in which voting, the nub of democracy, is held. However, there are many intellectuals who voice their views that revolve around the need for the system to continue at all costs. In Pakistan, we hear about rigging of one kind or the […]
A parliamentary committee sought explanation from the Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Attorney General over a constitutional amendment bill introduced by the government to legalize by-elections held by a constitutionally incomplete ECP. A meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice was held in Parliament House with Begam Nasim Akhtar […]
Dual nationality holders ineligible to contest elections; Election Commission of Pakistan Islamabad: (December 19) the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared today that dual nationality holders will not be eligible to contest polls. The decision will come into force from the coming elections. Secretary EC Ishtiak Ahmed Khan said that Returning Officers have been asked […]
