LAHORE: The returning officer for by-poll in NA-122 accepted on Tuesday nomination papers of Ayaz Sadiq of the PML-N and Abdul Aleem Khan of the PTI after rejecting objections raised on their candidature.
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PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party candidate, Sanaullah, won the by-election for provincial assembly seat PK-93, Wari, Upper Dir-III according to unofficial and unconfirmed results.
UPPER DIR: Women in Upper Dir took a giant leap on Tuesday to reclaim their right to vote as they queued up outside polling stations in PK-93 (Upper Dir III) — the first time women in the district were allowed to vote in almost half a century.
ISLAMABAD: The election commission on Tuesday rejected objections against the nomination of former speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for by-election in NA-122 of Lahore, ARY News reported.
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on the opening day of its new session on Monday (today) is likely to take up a PTI member’s resolution asking the election commission to devise a mechanism to verify details of assets of legislators and award “punishment” to those who have made false declarations.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has approved ‘limited and conditional voting right’ to Pakistani diaspora.
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sardar Raza, on Thursday stated that members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would not resign and those who had complaints against them should approach the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
ISLAMABAD: Most political parties on Thursday objected to the Election Commission’s plans to bar MNAs and MPAs from campaigning in the local government elections and opposed the appointment of government officers as election staff.
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (retd) Sardar Raza Khan told senior representatives of political parties that the superior judiciary has refused pointblank to allow its judicial officers to do election duty during the scheduled local council polls.
KARACHI: An Accountability Court on Thursday disqualified PPP member of the Sindh Assembly Syed Ali Nawaz Shah for 10 years and also sentenced him to a 10-year jail term for his involvement in a fraud case.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court yesterday issued notices to Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf MNAs and Leader of the House and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly on a petition challenging the return of PTI parliamentarians.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and members of their cabinet will not be able to campaign for their candidates in the upcoming important by-elections for two National Assembly seats, one in Lahore and the other in Lodhran, as the Supreme Court restored on Tuesday the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to its original form.
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights Tuesday called for withdrawal of the Electoral Laws (amendment) Ordinance, 2013, asking for recommendations of the Electoral Reforms Committee on mechanism of voting for overseas Pakistanis.
ISLAMABAD: The process of filing of nomination papers for local bodies’ (LB) elections in Sindh and Punjab began on Monday which will continue till Thursday. Scrutiny would be held from September 12 to 17 and last date for filing of appeals against the acceptance or rejection of the nomination papers is September 22.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission on Monday accepted the government’s stance on matters pertaining to political party tickets.
