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The Election Commission of Pakistan Wednesday decided to make information public regarding assets‚ tax returns and loans of the candidate in general elections. The Commission also decided to make public other information which will help scrutinizing of nomination papers in a transparent way. Senior officials of Federal Board of Revenue and State Bank […]
Tahir-ul-Qadri Wednesday turned his guns at the Chief Justice of Pakistan and other Supreme Court judges shortly after the apex court threw his petition against the Election Commission. Qadri, who hold Canadian nationality, had challenged the composition of the Election Commission as according to him it was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court dismissed the […]
Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, said Tuesday that petition filed by Tahirul Qadri regarding reconstitution of election commission is not maintainable under provisions of the constitution. He made these observations during hearing of Tahirul Qadri’s petition in Islamabad on the second consecutive day. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry advised Tahirul Qadri to go […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan Friday rejected a proposal by the government to lift ban on recruitment ahead of the parliamentary elections, the Commission said. The Law Minister had written to the Chief Election Commissioner for lifting ban on fresh jobs as the ban is affecting performance of the several government departments. The […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Thursday made it clear that there is no room for any delay of the parliamentary elections, the comment will frustrate handful of elements, who are bent upon derailing the democratic process. The government will complete five-year term in mid-March and some ministers have indicated polls could be held in […]
The government has failed to announce dates for assemblies and parliamentary elections in a timeframe agreed with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri. A government negotiation team and Chief of Pakistan Awami Tahreek, Dr Qadri, had agreed to announce the dates of dissolution of national and provincial assemblies and date for general elections during seven to 10 days […]
Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has stressed that all the political forces will have to make joint efforts to root out terrorism from the country. Addressing a public meeting in Kharian‚ he also asked media to discourage the supporters of terrorists. Referring to the achievements of the PPP-led government‚ the Minister said […]
All major political and religious parties have shown rare unity to call on the country’s election commission to ensure fair, transparent and accessible general elections in the insurgency-hit FATA or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The call from the Political Parties Joint Committee on FATA Reforms (FATA Committee) came just months ahead of the parliamentary polls […]
In order to conduct free and fair polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wants the army to be deployed at all polling stations until the announcement of election results. A meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim was held to devise a security plan for the forthcoming elections. He said […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has said his party would continue to support the present government for the cause of democracy in the country. The MQM chief phoned President Asif Ali Zardari and the two leaders discussed the current situation in the country. He congratulated the President for pursuing the policy of […]
In what appeared to be a shocking development, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notification allowing President Asif Ali Zardari and governors of four provinces to take part in election campaigns. According to the notification issued by the commission, the president and the governors have been removed from the list of […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to verify voters in Karachi by conducting a door-to-door check with the help of the army and the frontier constabulary. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had reserved its verdict on November 28 over […]
