Tag: Election Commission of Pakistan

Pakistan Election Commission announces Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as PML-Q President

The party was divided into two camps as Parvez Elahi, his son Moonis and most of the party leader sided with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Meanwhile, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Salik Hussain and Tariq Bashir Cheema backed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

January 31, 2023

Pak Election Commission rejects Sindh govt’s request, says local polls to go ahead as per schedule

An official handout signed by the ECP spokesperson announced the electoral body's decision while ordering the Sindh government to ensure "foolproof preparations for peaceful elections," as per the news report.

January 14, 2023

Pak govt orders all employees to declare assets by Sep 1

Every government servant is required to submit annual declarations of income, assets and expenses for the financial year ending June 30.

August 16, 2019

Imran Khan misses clear majority, will need to form coalition

Prime Minister in-waiting Imran Khan will need to align with other parties to form the government

July 27, 2018

Voting under way as Pakistan goes to historic general elections

Amid accusations of manipulation by the army and concerns over the participation of Islamic hardliners, Pakistanis are voting to elect a new prime minister in the second democratic transition of power.

July 25, 2018

Facebook enhances security measures ahead of Pakistan elections

Facebook says steps have been taken to protect the elections from abuse and exploitation through the social networking platform

July 8, 2018

Non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Imran Khan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant (NBW) against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan after he failed to appear before it in a contempt of court case. The case was filed against Khan by PTI dissident and one of the party’s founding members, Akbar S Babar, reports Dawn...

October 12, 2017

Pakistan woman voter doesn’t exist

If the NA-120 by-election is a barometer for next year’s general elections, we should worry about female enfranchisement in Pakistan. This may seem a counterintuitive claim, given that the contest was between two women — PML-N’s Kulsoom Nawaz and PTI’s Dr Yasmin Rashid — and the media was peppered with stories about women playing a...

September 26, 2017