Serious differences have arisen among the leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the procedure of intraparty elections and many senior leaders have differing views on the matter. PTI Chairman Imran Khan taking the notice of the issue has summoned the meeting of senior party leaders and the chief election commission (CEC) to resolve the issue.
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ISLAMABAD: In a report launched by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat) on Monday, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) stayed on top in terms of internal democracy in 2015, while the PML-N remained as the least democratic party for the second consecutive year.
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Monday said that census was a must to promote national unity and put an end to sense of deprivation among smaller provinces.
TIMERGARA: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Lower Dir chapter, on Monday announced that 15,000 youth would be registered as party members in the ensuing membership drive to be launched from March 1.
KARACHI: The multi-party conference (MPC) held here on Sunday under the auspices of the Pakistan Peoples Party demanded that the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in consultation with the federal and provincial governments evolve a transparent policy and credible process for national census which should be monitored by provincial governments within their respective territory.
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to take political parties and provinces into confidence over holding of the sixth national housing and population census across the country which may result in delay of conducting the exercise by a month or so.
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) organised an all parties conference yesterday which expressed its reservations over possible delay in the national census.
Multiple factors have led the federal government to take up with the provinces the option of carrying out the sixth population census in phases in order to meet the inadequate provision of army troops and to address the concerns being expressed by certain elements in Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan Today has learn.
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chaudhry Abdul Majeed said on Sunday that the general elections in AJK will be held on time and will not be delayed even for a single hour.
LAHORE: The PTI is organising a multi-party conference on government’s anti-people policies as well as problems being faced by farmers on Feb 24.
ISLAMABAD – The federal government in yesterday’s National Assembly session informed that national census will be held by next month in case of availability of Pakistan Army’s personnel.
Karachi—Pakistan People’s Party has severely criticised the initiation of the Census-2016 under the aegis of one single person and has announced to convene an all party conference on Feb 21 at Sindh Chief Minister House. The PPP delegations have almost completed their home work and have delivered invitations to all political and religious parties in Sindh.
KARACHI: A protest under the aegis of the women’s wing of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was held on Thursday outside the office of provincial election commission against the decision to reduce number of reserved seats for women in local government agencies in the province.
ISLAMABAD: Senate on Thursday unanimously passed four bills. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, presented the bill further to amend the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974 (The Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Bill, 2015 be passed.
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) president Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal has urged the federal government to postpone the upcoming census, saying that situation in Balochistan is not favourable for conducting the population survey.
