ISLAMABAD: The stage is set for the first-ever local bodies (LB) election in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on November 30 with 2,396 candidates in the arena for 650 seats of 50 union councils.
Local Government
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that his responsibilities had increased after the people posed confidence in the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz during the local bodies (LB) elections.
ISLAMABAD: Around 26 per cent of union councils in the federal capital do not have a single seat for non-Muslims while six candidates are to be elected unopposed on the seats reserved for the minority communities.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday said that polling for the second phase of local government (LG) elections will be held today (Thursday) in 26 districts of Sindh and Punjab while polling had been postponed in 81 union councils of Sindh and nine in Punjab.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday observed that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was playing with the court orders and ordered it to complete delimitation of eight districts of Sindh within two weeks.
ISLAMABAD: Following the Supreme Court’s decision of upholding the SHC’s verdict regarding suspension of recently carried out delimitation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday postponed the Local Bodies elections of 81 union councils of Sindh.
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said the manner polling in the second phase of the local govt elections in Sindh are going to be held on Thursday (today) seems to be a conspiracy to disenfranchise the people of Sindh by denying them their representation in the local bodies’ system while also causing defeat to the ruling Pakistan People’s Party.
ISLAMABAD: The local chapter of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) Wednesday announced to support candidates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during the local government elections in the federal capital.
KARACHI: With the second round of the local bodies polls in Sindh less than 48 hours away, the chief minister Shah in a surprise move on Wednesday removed local government minister from his post on Wednesday and kept the portfolio with himself.
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has stayed the suspension of five Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl councillors in Lakki Marwat for voting in favour of an opposition candidate for the district nazim slot. It has sought a reply from the Election Commission of Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan devoted two full days to campaign for local council elections in his native district of Mianwali while he spared no time for eleven other districts of Punjab where polling will also be held on Thursday in the second phase.
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday temporarily restored the membership of five Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl district councillors, who were declared disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for violating party’s discipline by casting votes to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidates in district nazim election.
LAHORE: CHIEF Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting here on Tuesday which reviewed the steps taken for maintenance of law and order in the second phase of local government elections in the province.
RAWALPINDI: As many as 16,000 polling staff will be deployed to ensure free, fair and transparent local government (LG) elections scheduled on December 5 in District Rawalpindi.
KARACHI: Sindh is heading for the second phase of local government elections on November 19 amidst high political temperature in the wake of the bloody incident of Khairpur, murder of PPP candidate in Khipro and volatile situation in Badin and Tharparkar districts.
