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Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, has asked the Ministry of Interior and Home departments in the provinces and FATA to lay additional emphasis on addressing loop holes in security. “We should all do our utmost effort to plug all holes that can affect or disrupt the electoral process,” the Prime Minister told a […]
The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench on Wednesday extended by a week interim bail to former President Pervez Musharraf in the case of the 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, lawyers said. Musharraf has been accused of failing to provide adequate security to Benazir Bhutto when she returned to Pakistan from exile in […]
The Election Commission Sunday de-notified 11 former parliamentarians for possessing fake and invalid degrees. The Commission directed to register cases in lower courts against these members. However‚ they can take part in polls until convicted. These former parliamentarians will have to return their perks and privileges to the national exchequer. These include […]
The Election Tribunal in Lahore on Friday accepted Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers for NA-120. PPP member Sohail Malik had raised objections that Nawaz was a defaulter in the Asghar Khan case and objected to his nomination papers for NA-120. Malik also said that Nawaz was not “sadiq” and […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan has expressed its inability to provide vote casting right to the overseas Pakistanis. The Election Commission of Pakistan submitted its report in this regard in the Supreme Court on Monday. The Commission opposed hurried evolution of a mechanism to enable overseas Pakistanis to exercise their right to vote. […]
The European Union will deploy over 100 observers and experts in different parts of Pakistan to monitor election activities, Head of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Pakistan Michael Gahier said Monday. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad he said the Observer Mission is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Ministry of […]
The election authorities on Sunday rejected nomination papers of former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf over his misuse of powers and favourtism on the last day of the scrutiny of papers of thousands of candidates. In another development the election authorities accepted nomination papers of former President Pervez Musharraf to stand for the May […]
A senior United Nations official has advised Pakistan that instead of striving to trade with Europe and the West‚ the country should concentrate on trade within the region. Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan Marc-André Franche said trade with neighbours and sharing of experiences and innovations also help reduce […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan Saturday started hearing of fake degrees of former members of the parliament, who are also in the field for the upcoming polls. CEC Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim is presiding over the meeting being attended by four members of the ECP in Islamabad. The deadline, given to former legislators to […]
Nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Mian Nawaz Sharif were approved for NA 119 seat. Returning Officer rejected the objections on Nawaz Sharif nomination papers. The objection on Sharif’s papers for NA-119 was filed by Mohammad Ashfaq from Muslim League (Qasim group) claiming the PML-N head had illegally occupied the Pakistan Muslim League house located on […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday deferred the controversial decision of including Blank Box in the ballot paper. The ECP decision had been under fire from almost all political parties, the civil society and the media. The Election Commission said it is withdrawing the decision keeping in view the legal complexities involved. […]
District and Sessions Court Muzaffargarh Thursday awarded 3 years imprisonment and a fine of 5000 rupees to former PPP MNA Jamshed Dasti for presenting fake degree in 2008 elections. The court declared him ineligible for contesting elections. Jamshed Dasti was arrested after court’s order. Dozens of his supporters raised slogans in his favour […]
