OKARA: A losing PML-N candidate for Ward No-42, Imran Younus, along with his hundreds of supporters staged a demonstration against rigging.
Local Government
ISLAMABAD: Is the route of PTI in the Punjab and vanishing from Sindh scene the first sign of the party’s downfall?
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday said that the electoral body received 136 complaints about irregularities, violations of election code of conduct and untoward incidents and the ECP had ordered inquiry into Khairpur incident in which 12 people were killed in a shootout between two rival groups.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday instructed the heads of political parties to issue party tickets to their nominated candidates for Local Government (LG) Elections in Islamabad till 9 November as the tickets are required to be presented to the Returning Officer (RO) by the candidate for allotment of party symbol.
ISLAMABAD: Scrutiny of nomination papers for the first ever local government elections in Islamabad Capital Territory began today which will continue till Wednesday. Appeals against acceptance or rejection of the papers can be filed on 5th and 6th of November.
ISLAMABAD: Will the trend of results of the first phase of local council elections in 20 districts of Punjab and Sindh held on Saturday influence the voters in the remaining two stages of polling to be organised on November 19 and December 5?
MULTAN: In a display of ‘political sagacity’ ahead of the local polls, residents of Basti Baghwali have conducted an election of their own to select one of the two aspirants for the actual contest “to have better chance of winning”.
LAHORE: Polling process for first phase of the local body elections in the provincial capital will be held on Saturday amid strict security of the Pakistan Army and the Rangers.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Police, Punjab, to take action against thee LG poll candidates who manhandled Returning Officer Allah Ditta Warraich in Hafizabad.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday issued the 12-point code of conduct for the print and electronic media, refraining them from broadcasting; telecasting or publishing election results on their own.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan yesterday informed the Islamabad High Court that all legal prerequisites have been fulfilled for holding local government elections in the federal capital.
ISLAMABAD: A cat had frightened the tiger – election symbol of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz [PML-N] earlier and now a new symbol of batsman has terrified the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf [PTI] of Imran Khan, who is considered second-best all-rounder after Garfield Sobers.
LAHORE: The ruling party’s candidates for Local Bodies elections are enjoying the status and powers of ‘elected representatives’ by marking development schemes for their concerned Union Councils so that they could win hearts of voters.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has agreed to allow the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) to be deployed for observation of the local government (LG) elections in Punjab and Sindh on the basis of a central undertaking that it will be responsible for the conduct and security of all its observers.
