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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a stay order against the holding of by-poll in Tando Muhammad Khan, PS-53, admitting the appeal of Waheeda Shah against Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Sindh High Court (SHC) verdict. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk resumed hearing of the […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has stressed upon the need for understanding between institutions, adding that he doesn’t believe in politics of confrontation between the military and the civilian government. Speaking to journalists in Islamabad, the former cricketer asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to deploy soldiers inside polling stations in sensitive […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The system of the change of the prices of petroleum products has come under severe criticism of late and all the voices raised talk that the system the adjustment of fuel prices on a weekly basis suffers from a severe anomaly in. In the first instance, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum expressed its […]
Several things are taking place in the process of next parliamentary elections for the first time. The voter’s age has been lowered to18 years for the first and this is also the first time that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has prepared electoral rolls in coordination with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) […]
It is for the first time in the country’s history that elections are to be held under a genuinely independent Election Commission and a consensus caretaker setup. This arouses hopes of an election free from military interference and wherein money and muscle power are not allowed affect the results. With each one of the three […]
