ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court yesterday deferred the hearing of eight petitions moved by Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf and others against the delimitation and the upcoming local government elections in the federal capital.
Local Government
As many as 1,500 government officers on Thursday refused to perform duties assigned by concerned departments in the upcoming local bodies election in Faisalabad. The district government has sought a complete report along with a list of employees from the department and has directed the authorities to launch an investigation into the matter.
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement accused the ruling Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday of rigging the upcoming local government polls by appointing returning officers of their choice at polling stations in violation of the election commission rules.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said military personnel cannot be deputed at each polling station for the local bodies elections.
ISLAMABAD: In order to determine where army and Rangers personnel should be deployed, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought reports from governments of Punjab and Sindh about ‘sensitive polling stations’ to be set up for the upcoming local government elections.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court summoned on Tuesday 19 respondents named in an appeal moved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against a high court decision setting aside the delimitation of union councils in Rawalpindi division ahead of the local government elections.
KARACHI: The counsel for the local government department withdrew a petition from the Sindh High Court on Tuesday against the provincial election commissioner’s proposals for the creation of new union councils and making changes in constituencies.
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan cancelled the basic membership of district councillor from Mansehra Shehryar Khan for violating party discipline during the elections for district and tehsil nazims on August, 30 2015.
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has authorised the presiding officers, appointed for each polling station for the local government elections in Sindh, to exercise powers of first-class magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898).
LAHORE: Electioneering for the first phase of the 2015 local government polls in the city is gaining momentum with the setting up of campaign offices by the candidates fielded by major political parties in a number of union councils (UCs), besides the independent ones.
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital will not witness any development scheme for 40 days as Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday announced schedule for local government polls in the federal capital, barring the government from announcing any development project till conclusion of the elections.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has agreed to change the polling date for the third and last phase of upcoming local government elections in Punjab and Sindh scheduled for Dec 3.
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) asked the provincial election commission on Monday to explain whether local government elections could be stayed in new constituencies where controversies over delimitations were still lingering.
ISLAMABAD: A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday clubbed eight petitions, filed by the PTI and some other candidates, against the upcoming local government (LG) elections in the federal capital.
NAWABSHAH: Political activities with regard to the local government elections are at their peak here while a large number of PPP candidates have already been elected unopposed.
