ISLAMABAD: The returning officer in Sanghar today sent a letter to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), demanding Rangers deployment at sensitive areas for the re-polls in the district. Polling in Sanghar would be held on December 17
Local Government
LODHRAN / BAHAWALPUR: Independents and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidates for chairman and vice chairman in UC-17, Bahawalpur, staged a demonstration at Shahdra Chowk on Tuesday against alleged rigging in the local government elections. The candidates addressed a press conference in this regard as well.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hold election of a mayor and three deputy mayors of the federal capital by the end of this month.
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Re-polling in the 8 union councils and one ward of Municipal Committee Kot Chutta shall be held on upcoming Thursday.
LAHORE: The recently held local government elections in the Punjab have thrown up a large number of independents who are set to join the ruling PML-N, a party which is already well-entrenched in the most populous province since the last three decades.
ISLAMABAD: The formal announcement of the results of the local government elections held in the federal capital has been delayed, due to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) increased workload.
KARACHI: Rangers Director General Major General Bilal Akbar has said that foolproof security measures have been taken to ensure peace during local government (LG) elections.
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan has assured the Supreme Court of Pakistan that the process of delimitation will be completed by tomorrow (Saturday).
LAHORE: The Punjab local government law is set to undergo yet another change for increasing the number of vice chairpersons of district councils and deputy mayors in metropolitan and municipal corporations of the province.
KARACHI: This December 5, Roshni has chosen not to be a part of the polling process that will bring in the local government (LG) system for the city of lights. In fact, the entire transgender community has decided to boycott the elections, resulting in a loss of around 2,000 voters across the city.
LAHORE: Punjab Home Department has issued the code of conduct for the third phase of local government elections 2015 under which carrying and display of all kinds of weapons, including the licensed ones, and aerial firing have been prohibited under Section 144.
Residents of the federal capital will go to the polls today to elect local representatives for the first time under the newly-minted Islamabad Local Government Act, 2015.
ISLAMABAD: As the citizens of Islamabad elect their local government representatives after almost three decades on Monday, rigging by influential people has become difficult under the new system.
Islamabad: Low voter turnout is feared in Islamabad’s urban areas during the local government elections slated for today (Monday) as it’s only a half-day public holiday in what is popularly known as the city of government employees.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is going to hold local government (LG) elections in 50 union councils (UCs) of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) today (Monday).
