The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Monday approached the Sindh High Court (SHC), challenging the delimitations of four more cities of the province for local government elections.
Local Government
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement filed a petition in the Sindh High Court on Saturday against the delimitation of union councils in several districts of the province including Karachi and Mirpurkhas.
KARACHI: While hue and cry for holding elections at the grass-roots level has been there for the last 10 years, political parties appear to be more interested in rhetoric. As the date for local government (LG) elections draws nearer, parties seem to take little interest in the preparations to contest the polls scheduled for September 20 in Sindh.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to give solid reason for holding local government elections in phases in Punjab and Sindh. The apex court declared the schedule given by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding local government (LB) elections in Sindh and Punjab unsatisfactory ruling that no empirical data was provided justifying the delay in the elections.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Com¬mission of Pakistan (ECP) has come out with yet another schedule by proposing holding of local government elections in Sindh and Punjab in three stages on Nov 14, 29 and Dec 19.
LAHORE: Once again the additional district and sessions judges will provide their services to the Election Commission of Pakistan as ‘appellant authorities’ after LHC Chief Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik has allowed their appointment for upcoming Local Bodies’ Election in Punjab.
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday passed ‘The Sindh Local Government (Third Amendment) Bill 2015’, allowing a citizen having dual nationality to contest the polls besides increasing the number of women seats from one to two an addition of one member from the youth in union committee and union council.
ISLAMABAD: No age limit is mentioned in election rules for the candidates who want to contest for the slot of youth councillor in local government polls of Islamabad capital territory.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the local government (LG) elections in Sindh and Punjab would be conducted in three phases.
MULTAN: The Pakistan Seraiki Party chief has said that the PML-N wants postponement of the local government elections in the province but the PSP will resist it.
LAHORE: A writ petition has been moved in Lahore High Court challenging indirect election on the seats of women, workers, youth members and non-Muslims in local government election. Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has filed petition through advocate Ishtiaq A Khan assailing different provisions of Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2015.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday has proposed phase-wise holding of local body (LB) elections in Punjab and Sindh in November and December to the Supreme Court (SC).
SWABI: The Awami National Party is likely to form local governments in the district and three of its four tehsils, according to local media sources.
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Monday has ordered Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to return security funds collected from candidates for local body (LB) polls which were to be held July 25.
ISLAMABAD: The much-delayed local elections in Punjab and Sindh, being rescheduled due to floods, are going to be spread over two months in three phases.
