Neck-and-neck fight is likely to take place between four candidates vying for NA-144 Okara by-election being held on Sunday, Oct 11, and an independent candidate may pull a surprise over both major parties of the country ¬ the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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LAHORE: Justice Ibad-ur-Rehman Lodhi of the Lahore High Court yesterday took exception to the appointment of inexperienced, incompetent and ignorant returning officers for the scrutiny of nomination papers of candidates for the upcoming local government elections in the Punjab.
ISLAMABAD: Away from the public focus and media frenzy, an electoral contest will also be held for National Assembly constituency NA-144 Okara on October 11, the day when the attention grabbing clash will take place in Lahore for NA-122.
LAHORE: Police are taking unprecedented security measures to maintain law and order during crucial by-polls in NA-122 to be held in the City on October 11th.
LAHORE: Candidates for NA-122 by-elections Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of the PML-N and Aleem Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) denied on Tuesday before the returning officer (RO) the charges of violating election’s code of conduct.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan yesterday warned it cannot guarantee a free and fair contest in NA-122 after the Lahore High Court rejected its code of conduct.
ATTOCK: Jahangir Khanzada, son of martyred Punjab Home Minister Col (retd) Shuja Khanzada, on Tuesday won the PP-16 Attock II by-election by securing 44,286 votes as compared to 4,371 votes secured by his opponent independent candidate Dr Naeem Awan.
ISLAMABAD: In a first, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) used on Tuesday Android technology to transfer results from polling stations to ECP headquarters.
LAHORE: Political wheeling and dealing in NA-122 reached its pinnacle with candidates striving hard to enlist the support of influential political groups and smaller parties having vote banks in the constituency.
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued orders to the election candidates to remove hoardings and banners within 24 hours from the NA-122 constituency.
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Monday refused to accept the resignations of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmakers, citing relevant laws. He was giving a ruling on the resignations tendered by the MQM senators in August this year.
LAHORE: A high-level meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (retd) Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, accepting the demand of PTI chief Imran Khan, decided on Monday to supply ballot papers to returning officers (ROs) under the supervision of Pakistan Army personnel.
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the schedule for by-election in PS-67, Mirpurkhas. The seat had fallen vacant on the death of a PPP MPA, Jameel Bhurgari. Polling in the said constituency will be held on November 11 for which nomination papers will be accepted on October 13 and 14 following a public notice to be issued by the returning officer on October 8.
A high-level meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Sardar Muhammad Raza, on Monday reviewed arrangements for by-polls in Punjab, scheduled on October 11.
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) spokesperson Babar Yaqoob has said that no one should doubt our neutrality, according to Waqt News. He was talking to media after a meeting among Residing Officers (ROs), Chief Secretary and Inspector General (IG) of Punjab.
