Past precedent ‘might hand’ SIC reserved seats in assemblies – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), which is now home to the PTI-backed independent candidates who won the general election, might get its share of reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies due to past precedent set by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a senior official has told Dawn. Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar […]
ECP to issue interim order on Mansehra result stay today
ISLAMABAD: The ECP observed on Monday that it will be issuing an interim order today regarding the stay on releasing the final results for NA-15 Mansehra. The electoral watchdog heard PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s plea against election results from the seat. He has contested PTI-backed independent candidate Shahzada Gustasap Khan’s success from the constituency following […]
PPP secures speaker, deputy speaker slots in Sindh Assembly – Pakistan
Members of the Sindh Assembly through a secret ballot on Sunday elected PPP’s Owais Qadir Shah and Anthony Naveed as speaker and deputy speaker, respectively. Out of a total of 147 votes cast on Sunday, Shah secured 111 votes while MQM-P’s Sofia Shah clinched 36. Meanwhile, Naveed also secured 111 votes while MQM-P’s Advocate Rashid […]
Police blow away protest against ‘rigging’ in Karachi – Pakistan
(Clockwise from top left): Policemen step back after firing tear gas shells into demonstrators; water bowsers are parked across Sharea Faisal to stop protesters from marching on Sindh Assembly; commuters face problems due to closure of roads; workers of five parties demonstrate against alleged rigging in elections; and women protesters are manhandled by police near […]
Oath-taking of KP and Balochistan PAs on Feb 28 – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Newly elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan assemblies will be sworn in on Wednesday (Feb 28), as the governors of both provinces have requisitioned assembly sessions. KP Governor Ghulam Ali has summoned the session following advice from the KP caretaker chief minister, Syed Arshad Hussain Shah. On Friday, the provincial law department […]
Move to drag IMF into rigging row panned – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PTI’s plan to urge IMF to seek an independent audit of the election results before continuing talks with Islamabad for any new loan backfired on Friday as not only the lender expressed interest in working with the incoming government, but the party also received severe criticism from political forces. Speaking during the Senate session, […]
Sindh MPAs sworn in; election for speaker, deputy speaker to be held tomorrow – Pakistan
Amid protests and arrests, newly elected representatives were sworn into the 16th Sindh Assembly on Friday. The Sindh Assembly was the second to have its lawmakers take oath after the February 8 general elections, with at least 313 MPAs being elected to the Punjab Assembly a day ago. According to the results issued by the […]
Sit-ins continue against ‘poll rigging’ in Balochistan – Pakistan
QUETTA: The sit-ins by an alliance of four nationalist parties across Balochistan continued on Friday against the alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections. The protest has been continuing for over two weeks in different parts of Balochistan including the provincial capital, Quetta. Supporters of the four-party alliance continued the sit-in outside the office […]
CM-in-waiting Maryam makes parliamentary debut – Pakistan
• Over 300 newly elected MPAs take oath amid protests, delays• Election for speaker, deputy speaker to be held today• PML-N fields Malik Ahmad Khan, PTI-backed SIC nominates Malik Ahmad Bhachar for speaker slot LAHORE: The 18th house of the Punjab Assembly came into being on Friday, with more than 300 newly elected MPAs taking […]
Bilawal backs Murad to rule Sindh, again – Pakistan
• Urges rehabilitation of flood-hit, asks MPAs to engage with opposition• Awais Shah, Naveed Anthony named for speaker, deputy speaker• MQM-P fields Sofia Shah, Rashid Khan for the two slots; first assembly session today KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday named Syed Murad Ali Shah for the post of chief minister of Sindh […]