Pakistan President Alvi announces Punjab and K-P elections on April 9, ruling alliance slams move
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan President Alvi announces Punjab and K-P elections on April 9, ruling alliance slams move

India Today  

Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Monday unilaterally announced April 9 as the date for holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, a move slammed by parties of the ruling alliance which asserted that the polls cannot be held on the President's directives. President Alvi criticised Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman and KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali for "not performing their constitutional duties of appointing a date not later than ninety days from the date of dissolution" of the provincial assemblies. As expected, the leaders of the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement coalition government rejected the decision by President Alvi to hold the election of the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 9. Federal Minister for Planning and Development and senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Ahsan Iqbal said, "it is the prerogative of the ECP" and not the President to announce a date for the elections.

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Pakistan by-elections: Polling begins on 21 national and provincial seats amid internet curbs
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan by-elections: Polling begins on 21 national and provincial seats amid internet curbs

India TV News  

Islamabad: Polling began on Sunday on 21 national and provincial seats in the by-elections in Pakistan amidst tight security and suspension of cellular and internet services in specific districts of Punjab and Balochistan to maintain law. Apart from these, candidates who won more than one seat opted for only one after the elections, leaving the Election Commission of Pakistan to …

Pakistan elections: four provinces, mixed results, one message | Data
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan elections: four provinces, mixed results, one message | Data

The Hindu  

The results of the 2024 elections in Pakistan for the four provinces — Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan — match the National Assembly trend. The provincial elections are less likely to change the political situation in the provinces, despite nuances in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. Independents, including those backed by the PTI, have won seven seats, followed by the …

Pakistan to hold delayed general elections on February 8
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan to hold delayed general elections on February 8

Firstpost  

Voting in Pakistan were supposed to have taken place within 90 days of parliament’s dissolution but the ECP said it needed time to redraw constituency boundaries following the latest census Pakistan will hold general elections on February 8, 2023. “In the meeting, the date for holding the next general elections was discussed,” the statement said, adding that the president also …

Pakistan Elections: Will Bilawal’s PPP, Imran’s PTI Join Hands to Upset the Sharif Brothers?
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan Elections: Will Bilawal’s PPP, Imran’s PTI Join Hands to Upset the Sharif Brothers?

News 18  

The Pakistan People’s Party’s recent steps will create tensions among the Pakistan Democratic Movement coalition partners. The PPP said that it decided to approve the digital census results at the Council of Common Interests only because they were assured that the move will not delay the Pakistan elections. There’s no ambiguity and doubt,” PPP leader Nayyar Bukhari, who also served …

Pak President Alvi dissolves National Assembly at PM Shehbaz Sharif's advice
1 year, 5 months ago

Pak President Alvi dissolves National Assembly at PM Shehbaz Sharif's advice

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice, marking an end to the current government's tenure and paving the way for the next general elections. Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif on Wednesday wrote to President Alvi and sought dissolution of the National Assembly three days before the end of its five-year …

Pakistan election body says ready for national polls in October
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan election body says ready for national polls in October

Al Jazeera  

The five-year tenure of national and provincial assemblies ends on August 12, with new elections to be held within 60 days of the date. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s election body says it is ready to hold national elections in October if the legislative assemblies are dissolved on time. In a news briefing in capital Islamabad on Thursday, Election Commission of …

Economic Meltdown, Security & Imran Khan: Why Pakistan Can’t Afford Provincial Elections Next Month
1 year, 9 months ago

Economic Meltdown, Security & Imran Khan: Why Pakistan Can’t Afford Provincial Elections Next Month

News 18  

Though the Supreme Court of Pakistan has fixed the provincial assembly elections in Punjab on May 14 but the question remains whether the polls will be held on the announced date due to the government’s repeated demands of full courts. Financial Crisis & Security Concerns The finance ministry has already said it will not release Rs 21 billion to the …

‘No funds for elections,’ says Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif
1 year, 9 months ago

‘No funds for elections,’ says Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

Live Mint  

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the finance ministry has no funds for elections, ARY News reported. Khawaja Asif further said that the former prime minister made a false narrative of US conspiracy but the Supreme Court interfered and saved the country from a constitutional crisis, as reported by ARY News. The floods in Pakistan came as a …

Pakistan's election body postpones Punjab polls to October; Imran Khan says constitution violated
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan's election body postpones Punjab polls to October; Imran Khan says constitution violated

The Hindu  

Pakistan's top election body has delayed Assembly polls in the politically crucial Punjab province by more than five months, citing the deteriorating security situation in the cash-starved country, a move criticised by former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party chairman Imran Khan. In a late-night order issued on Wednesday, the Election Commission of Pakistan said that after considering the reports, …

Pakistan’s president says Punjab polls to be held on April 30
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan’s president says Punjab polls to be held on April 30

Al Jazeera  

Constitutional crisis expected to be resolved after vote set from dates proposed by Election Commission. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani President Arif Alvi has announced that elections for the dissolved assembly of Punjab, the country’s most populous province, will be held on April 30. ECP had proposed poll date between 30 April to 7 May 2023 for holding general elections of …

Pakistan top court orders polls in two provinces within 90 days
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan top court orders polls in two provinces within 90 days

Al Jazeera  

Supreme Court says elections for provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be held within three months. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that elections for the provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be held within 90 days. It further noted that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali, despite signing the dissolution order on January …

Pakistan’s president slammed for declaring poll date in provinces
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan’s president slammed for declaring poll date in provinces

Al Jazeera  

Islamabad, Pakistan – Yet another political crisis is brewing in Pakistan after President Arif Alvi bypassed the country’s election commission and unilaterally announced election dates for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. In a letter to Sikandar Sultan Raja, Pakistan’s chief election commissioner, Alvi on Monday said he was using his constitutional authority to declare April 9 as the poll date …

Pakistan poll panel announces April elections in two provinces
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan poll panel announces April elections in two provinces

Al Jazeera  

Assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were dissolved this month as part of ex-PM Imran Khan’s bid to force early national polls. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s election commission has set final election dates for two provinces whose assemblies were dissolved earlier this month as part of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s bid to force early national polls. Provincial votes have …

Another Khan party-led provincial assembly dissolved in Pakistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Another Khan party-led provincial assembly dissolved in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Islamabad, Pakistan – The provincial assembly in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been dissolved, the second such move in less than a week as former Prime Minister Imran Khan pushes for early national elections. On Saturday, the assembly in Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, was dissolved following an order by PTI chief Khan, who since his removal as prime minister …

Testing Times for Pak: Prez Alvi to Soon Ask PM Sharif to Face Vote of Confidence, Says Imran Khan
2 years ago

Testing Times for Pak: Prez Alvi to Soon Ask PM Sharif to Face Vote of Confidence, Says Imran Khan

News 18  

Pakistan may soon be at the centre of another political and constitutional crisis, even as its finances are in the doldrums. President Arif Alvi will soon ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to face a vote of confidence, said ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan, as he stepped up efforts to press the government for snap polls. “Shehbaz Sharif tested us in …

Discuss Election Date, Or We Will Dissolve Assemblies: Imran's Bouncer to Pak Govt - News18
2 years, 1 month ago

Discuss Election Date, Or We Will Dissolve Assemblies: Imran's Bouncer to Pak Govt - News18

News 18  

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked the Shehbaz Sharif-led government to come “sit and talk and give a date for the general elections” while warning that otherwise “we will dissolve the assemblies”. “Now we are left with the only option of dissolving assemblies and then this government will arrange elections in 60 per cent of Pakistan,” said …

Pakistan’s Imran Khan calls for early polls after Punjab victory
2 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan’s Imran Khan calls for early polls after Punjab victory

Al Jazeera  

The Punjab state assembly vote is being seen as a bellwether for the national election that must be held by October next year. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has again called for an early national election after his party seized control of the state assembly in Punjab, the country’s most populous province. Sunday’s vote was “The only way forward …

Pakistan: Election panel says snap polls not possible in 90 days, need 7 months
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Election panel says snap polls not possible in 90 days, need 7 months

Hindustan Times  

As Pakistan grapples with a constitutional crisis, the Election Commission of Pakistan said on Thursday general elections in the country cannot be held before October 2022. In a letter to President Arif Alvi, the polling body said it requires four months to complete the delimitation in addition to organising general elections in 90 days, news agency ANI reported, citing Radio …

Pakistan's Election Commission Writes to Prez Arif Alvi, Seeking 4 Months to Hold Polls - News18
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan's Election Commission Writes to Prez Arif Alvi, Seeking 4 Months to Hold Polls - News18

News 18  

A letter from the Election Commission of Pakistan to the country’s President, Arif Alvi, has been exclusively accessed by CNN-News18. The development comes even as the Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday said that national assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri’s decision to dismiss a no-confidence motion against besieged Prime Minister Imran Khan through a controversial ruling is, …

Pakistan president Arif Alvi asks poll body to announce election date as political crisis continues
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan president Arif Alvi asks poll body to announce election date as political crisis continues

Firstpost  

Imran Khan stunned the Opposition on Sunday by recommending snap elections, after a no-confidence motion against him was dismissed by the deputy speaker of the National Assembly Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Wednesday asked the election commission to propose dates for holding general elections, even as the Supreme Court was hearing for the last four days the legality of …

Pakistan National Assembly dissolved, elections within 90 days: 10 updates
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan National Assembly dissolved, elections within 90 days: 10 updates

Live Mint  

Pakistan Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday said that fresh elections in the country will be held within 90 days. Here's your 10-point development to this big story: - Pakistan President Arif Alvi today dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of PM Khan, minutes after the embattled leader of the ruling party advised him …

Pakistan Assembly dissolved after PM Imran Khan's advice, elections to be held in 90 days
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan Assembly dissolved after PM Imran Khan's advice, elections to be held in 90 days

India Today  

The Deputy Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly on Sunday rejected the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it against the Constitution and the rules of the country. Addressing the nation shortly after the no-trust vote against him was junked, Imran Khan said he had sent a proposal to President Arif Alvi to dissolve the assemblies, essentially making way …

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