ECP directs MQM-P to hold intra-party elections by October 15 – Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday directed the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) to hold intra-party elections by October 15. According to a statement issued by the ECP, a three-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja gave MQM-P until October to hold intra-party elections. Barrister Farogh Naseem appeared on behalf of […]
ECP issues delimitation schedule for long-delayed local govt elections in Punjab – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued on Wednesday the schedule for the delimitation of union councils in Punjab, taking a significant step towards holding long-delayed local government elections in the province. Delimitation is the legal prerequisite for holding local government polls. Once the final list of constituencies is published, the ECP will be […]
ECP moves to hold local govt polls in 42 cantonment boards across the country – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday said that it was necessary to conduct the local government elections of cantonment boards by August 8. According to a statement, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja chaired a meeting for consultations over the upcoming local government elections of the cantonment boards. It added that the […]
ECP issues code of conduct for Senate polls – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday issued a code of conduct for upcoming Senate polls, barring political parties, candidates, voters and election agents from propagating any opinion, or act against morality or public order or the integrity or independence of the parliament, judiciary and defaming or bringing into ridicule the parliament, judiciary or […]
PTI to ‘merge’ with Sunni Ittehad Council if ECP returns electoral symbol: Asad Qaiser – Pakistan
PTI leader Asad Qaiser on Friday said his party would “merge” with the Sunni Ittehad Council if the Election Commission of Pakistan accepted its recent intra-party polls and returned its electoral symbol of ‘bat’. In January, after back-and-forth verdicts by the ECP and the Peshawar High Court (PHC), the PTI’s electoral symbol ultimately wasrevoked by […]
ECP denies ‘rumours’ CEC being appointed ambassador
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has categorically dismissed rumours circulating regarding the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja as an ambassador to a foreign country. The electoral watchdog issued a clarification on Thursday, denouncing the baseless nature of these rumours. According to the statement released by the ECP, neither has the government […]
Mahmood Khan Achakzai pens letter to ECP seeking postponement of presidential elections – Pakistan
Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Friday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) seeking the postponement of the presidential elections — scheduled for tomorrow — on grounds of an “incomplete electoral college”. The Pashtun nationalist leader from Balochistan is the nominee of Sunni Ittehad Council — the […]
‘Bereft of law’: Lawyers, activists lambaste ECP for refusing to allocate SIC reserved seats – Pakistan
Barrister Rida Hosain calls decision “entirely unconstitutional”, Usama Khilji says “ECP has become a joke.” The Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to reject a petition filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) — the new home of PTI-backed independents — pertaining to the allocation of reserved seats was criticised by lawyers and activists. In a […]
‘Bereft of law’: Lawyers, activists lambast ECP for refusing to allocate SIC reserved seats – Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to reject a petition filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) — the new home of PTI-backed independents — pertaining to the allocation of reserved seats was criticised by lawyers and activists. In a 4-1 majority verdict, the electoral watchdog ruled that the SIC was not entitled to claim […]
‘Bereft of law’: Lawyers, activists lambast ECP for depriving SIC of its reserved seats – Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to reject a petition filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) — the new home of PTI-backed independents — pertaining to the allocation of reserved seats was criticised by lawyers and activists. In a 4-1 majority verdict, the electoral watchdog ruled that the SIC was not entitled to claim […]