Tag: ECP
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ECP halts final notifications for NA-15, NA-47, NA-48 candidates
The Election Commission of Pakistan has restrained Returning Officers from issuing final notifications of successful candidates for NA-15, NA-47, and NA-48. A four-member bench, headed by the Chief Election Commissioner, heard the cases. Petitioners Muhammad Nawaz Sharif from NA-15 Mansehra, Shoaib Shaheen from NA-47, and Syed Ali Bokhari from NA-48 Islamabad have requested the ECP…
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PM lauds law enforcement agencies for ensuring peaceful elections
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has congratulated the people of Pakistan for exercising their right to vote, which shows their commitment for the cause of democracy. Speaking at a news conference in Islamabad this afternoon, he also commended all the law enforcement agencies for their role in ensuring peaceful conduct of elections. He hoped that…
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Unraveling Democracy: The Shocking Events of December 31, 2023
As the 28th of December dawned, the scions of the Akbar family anticipated a routine scrutiny of their nomination papers, submitted with ease on the 21st of December, 2023. Little did they know that this seemingly simple process would pave the way for a tumultuous turn of events. Confident and calm, the family members believed…
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The Case of Early Elections
Chief Justice Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faiz Isa raised pertinent questions relating to the request made by the Supreme Court Bar Association President Abid Zubairi and Mr Ali Zafar, lawyer representing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a case on the holding general elections within 90 days. Instead of focusing on the rhetoric he correctly pointed…
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Registered voters reach 125.96 million: ECP data shows
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that the number of registered voters in the country reached 125.96 million including the male voter population stands at 68.05 million which is the 54.02 percent of the total registered voters. The female voters is recorded at 57.91 million comprising 45.98 percent of the electorate. Punjab leads with…
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IHC rejects PM, Asad Umar’s plea to suspend ECP’s notice
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday rejected Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar’s plea to suspend the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notice against them today for partaking in a rally related to the local body polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ECP on March…
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ECP rejects PTI’s request to adjourn its foreign funding case
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected PTI’s request to ajourn the foreign funding case and stated that the hearings of this case have been due for seven years now. The statement was issued by the chief election commissioner today in responseto the plea of adjournment presented by PTI’s lawyer. Upon PTI’s request, the chief…
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Supreme Court to take up PTI leader Vawda’s plea against disqualification today
The Supreme Court will hear the petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Wawda today in which he challenged the order of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to disqualify him from politics for life
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ECP disqualifies Faisal Vawda in dual nationality case
The ECP on Wednesday disqualified PTI Senator Faisal Vawda over alleged concealment of his dual nationality at the time of contesting the NA election on a Karachi seat in the 2018 general elections
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ECP to seek army’s deployment in the second phase of LG elections in KPK
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to call for the deployment of army in the second phase of local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)