PHC dismisses PTI’s plea for polls under judicial supervision
The Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition seeking to conduct election 2024 under the supervision of the judiciary. A two-member bench of the PHC comprising Chief Justice Ibrahim Khan and Justice Shakeel Ahmad announced the verdict that was reserved on December 18, 2023. The petition, filed by a lawyer associated […]
Final candidates for NA reserved seats notified
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified the final list of 31 candidates in the race for the National Assembly’s reserved seats in the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8. A total of 10 of them belong to the PML-N, seven to the PPP, five to the JUI-F, four to the Jamaat-e-Islami, […]
ECP plans test run of result transmission system – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With only 16 days left in the general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to conduct a mock test of its system to transmit and tabulate results. The ECP has written to all four provincial election commissioners and issued SOPs and guidelines regarding the mock exercise for the Election Management System […]
ECP freezes development funds of local govt institutions till announcement of election results – Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed that all development funds pertaining to local government institutions be frozen with “immediate effect” till the results of the February 8 polls were announced. The commission issued the directives in a notification, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com. In the notification, the electoral watchdog […]
ECP overturns notifications postponing polls on two NA seats in Sargodha – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday overturned the notifications of returning officers postponing elections in two National Assembly constituencies of Sargodha district following death of an independent candidate for both the seats. The notifications to terminate proceedings of elections in in NA-83 and NA-85 (Sargodha) were issued by respective returning officers on […]
ECP finally releases list of nominees for Feb 8 polls – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With the general elections a little over two weeks away, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday released the list of contesting candidates. According to the ECP schedule, Jan 12 was the last date for withdrawal of candidature and publication of the revised list of candidates. However, it was delayed due to litigation. […]
Election expenses may exceed Rs49 billion
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has estimated that its expenditure for the general elections 2024 will exceed Rs49 billion mainly because of more expenses to be incurred on providing foolproof security at the polling stations. The ECP will establish 92,500 polling stations across the country for the voting on February 8, 2024. These […]
ECP instructs security personnel to remain ‘neutral and impartial’ on Feb 8 – Pakistan
With general elections just a few weeks away, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued guidelines for law enforcement agencies tasked with ensuring security cover for the Feb 8 polls. In a comprehensive code of conduct for security personnel, the electoral watchdog emphasised the need to remain “neutral and impartial”, particularly during the voting […]