LAHORE: Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday requested Chief Justice to constitute a larger bench to hear petitions against seats reserved for women, youth, non-Muslims and others in the upcoming local government (LG) elections by amending the law.The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and others challenged the amendments made through the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2015 (PLGO).
Local Government
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Sindh advocate general and others on petitions challenging delimitation of constituencies in Sindh’s several districts for local government elections.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided to hold the first phase of local bodies (LB) polls in Punjab and Sindh on October 31, reviewing its earlier proposed schedule.
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Thursday again issued notices to federal, Punjab governments and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on a petition of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) challenging Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2015.
LAHORE: Both the major opposition parties in the Punjab Assembly – the PTI and the PPP – rejecting the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision of holding local government (LG) elections in phases, have demanded elections in one go across Punjab.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday decided to hold the first phase of the local bodies election in Punjab and Sindh on October 12.
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has fixed August 29 for administration of oath to the councillors elected during the May 30 local government elections.
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Education Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Wednesday said that the Sindh government is ready to hold local government elections in the province and it is a responsibility of Election Commission of Pakistan to announce the election date.
Several leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lashed out at the Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday for delaying the schedule for local government elections in Sindh and the Punjab.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday announced the official results of the local government elections held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
RAWALPINDI: Christian Democratic Party (CDP) strongly rejected selection based electoral system of Punjab Local Bodies’ (LB) elections.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ruled that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), being a constitutional body, must ensure holding of local government elections in Punjab and Sindh instead of seeking time and it must order the provinces to hold the LG elections.
ISLAMABAD: Disregarding the Constitution, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is blindly relying on lame excuses and wrong facts of the Punjab and Sindh governments to delay the holding of local government (LG) elections in the two provinces.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the governments of Punjab and Sindh have decided to defend the proposal to hold local government (LG) elections in the two provinces in three phases in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Moved by Local Government Minister Inayat Ullah Khan, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday passed with majority the KP Local Government (Third Amendment) Bill, 2015, which incorporates Section 78A for “disqualification on ground defection”.
