PTI protests bid to bar leaders’ entry to Punjab Assembly – Pakistan
LAHORE: In the presence of heavy police deployment, led by none other than the inspector general of police himself, the embattled PTI-backed winning candidates on Friday employed different tactics to enter the Punjab Assembly premises or reach close to the gate to protest against the “snatching of their mandate through rigging in elections”. Some policemen […]
Question of ‘SIC reserved seats’ stumps ECP – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A decision on whether PTI-backed independents — who are joining the assemblies under the banner of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) — will get reserved seats for women and minorities continues to elude the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). On Friday, even as the commission notified another chunk of returned candidates on reserved seats […]
Punjab MPAs take oath; election for speaker, deputy speaker to be held tomorrow – Pakistan
Amid protests and delays, newly elected representatives were sworn into the Punjab Assembly on Friday. The session was summoned by Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman a day earlier after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) partially notified lawmakers on seats reserved for women and minorities. The Punjab Assembly is the largest elected house in the country, […]
Punjab MPAs-elect take oath; election for speaker, deputy speaker to be held tomorrow – Pakistan
Amid protests and delays, newly elected representatives were sworn in to the 18th Punjab Assembly (PA) on Friday. The session was summoned by Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman a day earlier after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) partially notified lawmakers on seats reserved for women and minorities. The Punjab Assembly is the largest elected house […]
Only the (whole) truth can set us free – Pakistan
The people have shown how they feel about being disregarded. They have shown what they think of being played. If only their champions would believe in them. The Pindi commissioner has come out and said that the entire district was rigged on his directions and he cannot have this on his conscience. He has then […]
PPP, PML-N thrash out formation of Balochistan coalition and cabinet – Pakistan
QUETTA: A joint meeting of the parliamentary parties of PML-N and PPP discussed a strategy to run the would-be coalition government and resolve issues being faced by the people of Balochistan. According to sources, the meeting held in Islamabad discussed the overall post-election situation in the province. The PPP and PML-N provincial leaderships discussed suggestions […]
At Oxford discussion, political leaders fear more uncertainty – Pakistan
• PTI’s Hammad Azhar insists his party won Feb 8 polls• PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal says no institution can fix Pakistan’s problems alone, calls on PTI to be ‘accepting’ LONDON: Whether or not they agree on much else, representatives of major political parties were on the same page at a panel discussion hosted by the University […]
JUI-F to hold nationwide protests against ‘rigging’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl held a workers’ convention in the federal capital on Thursday, terming it the beginning of a countrywide protest movement against alleged rigging in the elections. Addressing the ‘Islamabad general council’ of the JUI-F, party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the nation witnessed the worst rigging in the country’s history on Feb […]
ECP unsure when complete poll forms will be published – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: As expected, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) failed to meet the legal deadline for uploading key result-related documents on its website on Thursday. Moreover, it seems unlikely that the process will be completed any time soon, with a senior ECP official claiming that uploading over 90,000 Forms 45s on its website would be […]
Imran wants IMF to link loan with election audit – Newspaper
• PTI to hold intra-party elections on March 3• Ali Zafar nominated for chairman slot, Omar Ayub for secretary general’s• Over six million party members to cast votes in five cities, party leaders claim ISLAMABAD: PTI founding chairman Imran Khan will write to the IMF urging it to call for an independent audit of the […]