KARACHI: In view of the tense situation in Badin where former home minister of the PPP Dr Zulfikar Mirza has come in a direct clash with his old party leadership by fielding candidates against those nominated by the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Election Commission of Pakistan as a precautionary measure on Monday annou¬nced deployment of military/ paramilitary troops in the district.
Local Government
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reviewed the arrangements for the conduct of second phase of Local Bodies polls in Punjab and Sindh with particular reference to ensuring maintenance of law and order during the exercise.
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has convened a meeting on November 14 to review the law and order arrangements for the second phase of the local bodies polls to be held on November 19 in Sindh.
The preparations for local bodies elections in Islamabad have entered into final phase as Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday started the process of printing ballot papers for local bodies elections in federal capital.
GUJRANWALA: PTI Punjab organizer Chaudhry Sarwar Thursday said the first phase of the local government polls was not done in a fair and transparent way.
RAWALPINDI: District Election Commission (DEC), Rawalpindi, from Friday November 13 would start ‘Master Training Programme’ for 4,000 presiding officers and assistant presiding officers including other polling officers to conduct fair and transparent local body elections in the Rawalpindi district.
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan issued on Wednesday the final list of seats for the local government elections in the six districts of Karachi on December 5.
ISLAMABAD: Amid growing security concerns, Pakistan army on Wednesday agreed to spare additional troops as a backup of police and paramilitary forces during the second phase of local government (LG) polls scheduled on November 19 in Punjab and Sindh.
ISLAMABAD: The preparations for local bodies election in Islamabad has entered into final phase as the process of allotting electoral symbols to the participating candidates has kicked off today (Wednesday).
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday has summoned a list of sensitive districts in Punjab and Sindh regarding second phase of local body (LB) polls. A meeting of the commission was chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sardar Raza in the federal capital on Wednesday.
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has provided proofs of alleged rigging committed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in the first phase of local bodies elections to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), demanding action against those responsible.
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Shahid Karim on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the candidature and election of Khawaja Ahmad Hassan, likely mayor of Lahore, for chairmanship of Union Council 107.
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Punjab Organiser Chaudhary Sarwar on Wednesday requested the Election Commission of Pakistan to declare all polling stations sensitive and deploy Rangers or Pakistan Army there for the second phase of local government elections.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has directed governments of Punjab and Sindh to suspend arms licences two days before polling to be held for the second phase of local government elections on Nov 19.
KARACHI: Several opposition parties on Monday expressed fears of rigging in the second and third phases of the local government elections in Sindh and alleged that the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party was “conspiring and exploiting its position”.
