TOBA TEK SINGH: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) has pointed out to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that women in 295-JB Devidaspura village of the district have never been allowed to vote in any general or local body election.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics yesterday ruled out the possibility of conducting population census in different phases due to movement of the people as well as new births and deaths, which could delay the much-awaited census.

ISLAMABAD: The sub-committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms on Wednesday sought details of expenditure incurred on the purchase of 300,000 Electronic Voting Machines from the Election Commission of Pakistan.

SANGHAR: Polling for two union councils, Ghujhrero and Harbyari, of Tando Adam municipality in Sanghar district is to be held on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would conduct re-polls in the two polling stations of NA-39 (District Hangu) on March 6.

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan on Wednesday challenged Election Tribunal’s verdict in NA-122 case in the Supreme Court (SC).

PESHAWAR: Iqbal Zafar Jhagra edged out fellow Muslim Leaguer Pir Sabir Shah to win the favour of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for appointment as the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada Wednesday said Council of Common Interests (CCI) would meet on February 29 and all issues including national census and power generation policy 2015 were on its agenda.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa on Wednesday linked the timely holding of the population census to the availability of the Pakistan Army personnel.

MULTAN: Former provincial minister and aspirant for the PML-N ticket for by-election to NA-153 Multan-Vl (Jalalpur) Rana Qasim Noon has won the tiebreaker against Dewan Abbas Bokhari, son of disqualified MNA from the constituency and another strong candidate for the ticket, as the party leadership has issued him the ticket.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured majority seats in the district council wards in the recently-held local government by-elections in Khyber Pakthunkhwa.

QUETTA: Provincial Election Commission Balochistan has announced that local government elections for Member District Council Ziarat from Ward No. 5, Wayala Aghbarg Ziarat would be held on February 25.

SANGHAR: Local government elections for Municipal Committee Tando Adam and two union councils of taluka Tando Adam of district Sanghar would be conducted on February 25, said Provincial Election Commissioner (PEC) Sindh, Syed Tanveer Zaki.

ISLAMABAD: Dr Arif Alvi, convener of a parliamentary sub-committee on electoral reforms, has said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been asked to release advertisements inviting tenders for purchase of electronic voting machines (EVMs).

LAHORE: Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Aleem Khan on Wednesday has challenged Election Tribunal’s verdict in NA-122 case in Supreme Court (SC).