MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government notified on Thursday the appointment of AJK High Court Chief Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal as the chief election commissioner (CEC), in accordance with the advice of the AJK Council.
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ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would hold by-election in PS-23 (Naushero Feroze) on March 22. According to a notification issued by the ECP, the nomination papers will be filed from February 17 to 18,whereas the verification process will be completed on February 23.
KARACHI: Restoring the previous local government law, the Sindh High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to immediately fix a date to hold elections of mayor and other LG representatives across the province by secret ballot.
ISLAMABAD: A member of the European parliament and head of the European Union’s electoral follow-up mission in Pakistan, Michael Gahler warned on Wednesday that delay in electoral reforms would undermine the next general elections.
ISLAMABAD: An automated Results Management System (RMS) is the best way to ensure better electoral practices, but Pakistan’s experience with using such a system in the 2013 general elections was not completely successful because it lacked legislative cover, an electoral expert told Dawn on Wednesday.
Lahore: Justice Shahid Waheed of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday turned down the opposition parties request to stay the election on local government reserved seats.
Karachi: The provincial information adviser said on Tuesday that municipal agencies had been devolved powers in accordance with the law and the Constitution.
ISLAMABAD: A European Union (EU) Electoral Mission delegation headed by Michael Gahler called on Justice (Retd) Sardar Muhammad Raza, chief election commissioner (CEC), and the secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
MANSEHRA: The JUI-F central leadership has endorsed the party’s alliance with the PTI and the PPP to form the future district government in Mansehra.
AHMEDPUR EAST: The PML-N is enjoying support of 72 out of 88 union councils chairmen in the District Council Bahawalpur and is hopeful of bring its chairman in the house.
MURREE: PML-N has decided to give a reserved labour seat to the Murree tehsil, for its record victory in the recently held local government elections. It is expected that one of the three vice chairman seats will be given to Murree.
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party provincial general secretary Sardar Hussain Babak has criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for making amendments to the local government law.
The Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa (KP) Sardar Mehtab Abbasi has resigned. His resignation letter has been sent to the Prime Minister.
DERA MURAD JAMALI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday presented a five-point charter of demands to PML-N government, threatening to launch a country-wide protest if ruling party failed to meet the demands.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hold the by-election in Sindh Assembly’s PS-76 (Old Dadu) constituency on March 3.
