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 Provincial Assembly of Punjab, and had further suggested to hold elections preferably on Sunday. — The President of Pakistan March 3, 2023 The announcement is expected to resolve a constitutional crisis after Alvi last week bypassed the Election Commission by unilaterally announcing April 9 as the election date in two provinces. Rizvi said the dialogue should include measures to insulate the national assembly elections from the influence of elected provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Counting of votes to 4 assembly seats in Punjab today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Counting of votes to 4 assembly seats in Punjab today

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for the byelections to four assembly constituencies in Punjab will be held on Saturday. In Chabbewal, a total of six candidates contested and the votes will be counted in 15 rounds at Gym Hall, Education Block, Rayat and Bahra Group of Institutes, Chandigarh Road, Hoshiarpur. The counting of votes for Dera Baba Nanak, constituency, where 11 …

Punjab releases schedule for revision of electoral roll
2 months ago

Punjab releases schedule for revision of electoral roll

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab State Election Commission has announced the schedule for revision of electoral rolls for the municipal corporations of Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Phagwara, and 43 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, and 52 municipalities of the state. The Supreme Court has directed the Punjab government and the state election commission to notify municipal elections within 15 days and complete …

Notify poll process within 10 days: HC to Punjab, EC
2 months, 1 week ago

Notify poll process within 10 days: HC to Punjab, EC

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Punjab government and its election commission to notify election process for the civic body polls within 10 days. The high court bench of justice Harkesh Manuja said the officer concerned would reimburse ₹50,000 as litigation cost to the petitioner from his own pocket if compliance report about the same is not …

Punjab: Chief Electoral Officer asks farmers' bodies to refrain from disrupting poll campaigns
8 months, 1 week ago

Punjab: Chief Electoral Officer asks farmers' bodies to refrain from disrupting poll campaigns

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab on Thursday asked farmers' organisations to refrain from disrupting electoral campaigns for the Lok Sabha elections. However, after the farmers' delegation meeting with the CEO, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said it is their democratic right to pose questions to candidates. BJP facing agitation while …

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 election 2024: Presidential polls set to take place by March 9
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan election 2024: Presidential polls set to take place by March 9

Live Mint  

Still struggling to address the rigging allegations after general elections in the country, Pakistan is now gearing up to elect the new president by March 9. The Election Commission of Pakistan is set to hold an election for the office of the country’s president by March 9, two days before the retirement of half of the senators after completing their …

Pakistan President Arif Alvi reacts to election results: ‘Had EVMs been there…’
11 months ago

Pakistan President Arif Alvi reacts to election results: ‘Had EVMs been there…’

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan President Arif Alvi has claimed that had Electronic Voting Machines been used during the general elections, held on February 8, the nation would not be facing the current crisis, referring to the delay in results. In this photo released by President Office, Pakistan's President Ariv Alvi casts his vote at a polling station during the country's parliamentary elections, in …

Pakistan elections | Imran Khan’s PTI threatens agitation if complete results are not declared by midnight
11 months ago

Pakistan elections | Imran Khan’s PTI threatens agitation if complete results are not declared by midnight

The Hindu  

Declaring that it would form the Government both at the Centre and in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party on February 10 asked Pakistan’s Election Commission to announce complete results by midnight or face protests in areas where results were still awaited. Springing a surprise, independents backed by jailed former prime minister Khan's PTI party won the …

Pakistan election results 2024 Highlights: Imran Khan to decide next PM, claims PTI chief
11 months ago

Pakistan election results 2024 Highlights: Imran Khan to decide next PM, claims PTI chief

Hindustan Times  

Supporters of imprisoned Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's and Jamaat-e-Islami party chant slogans during a protest against the delaying result of parliamentary election in Karachi on February 10. Pakistan election results 2024 Highlights: No clear victor has emerged from the divisive elections in Pakistan as the slow vote-counting process neared completion on Saturday. According to PTI, which cited the …

Pakistan election results 2024 Highlights: Imran Khan to decide next PM, claims PTI chief
11 months ago

Pakistan election results 2024 Highlights: Imran Khan to decide next PM, claims PTI chief

Hindustan Times  

Supporters of imprisoned Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's and Jamaat-e-Islami party chant slogans during a protest against the delaying result of parliamentary election in Karachi on February 10. Pakistan election results 2024 Highlights: No clear victor has emerged from the divisive elections in Pakistan as the slow vote-counting process neared completion on Saturday. According to PTI, which cited the …

Pakistan: Delays in poll results; Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s allies outperform
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Delays in poll results; Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s allies outperform

Live Mint  

Polling for general elections in Pakistan concluded amid allegations of rigging and the shutdown of cellular and internet services, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. As the counting of votes was underway for the Pakistan general elections held on Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan claimed victory, saying that the people demonstrated their resolve to elect his party by turning out in large …

Pakistan general election 2024 | Imran Khan's party says its polling agents picked by police in Punjab province
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan general election 2024 | Imran Khan's party says its polling agents picked by police in Punjab province

The Hindu  

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's party on February 8 claimed that polling in several areas of Pakistan's Punjab province of Pakistan began on February 8 without the presence of its agents, some of whom were picked by the police to make rigging easier in the elections. Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidates are contesting the polls independently after the Supreme …

Pakistan's 8 Feb elections 'most rigged', 'selection of Nawaz Sharif' almost certain, says ex-Indian diplomat Bisaria
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan's 8 Feb elections 'most rigged', 'selection of Nawaz Sharif' almost certain, says ex-Indian diplomat Bisaria

Firstpost  

“…It is said that it will possibly be a selection of Nawaz Sharif and his PMLN party, I think that is a widespread expectation, and that’s fairly accurate…,” said former High Commissioner of India To Pakistan Ajay Bisaria Former High Commissioner of India To Pakistan Ajay Bisaria on Wednesday said that neighbouring country’s 8 February elections are not just the …

Pakistan election 2024: How the voting works
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan election 2024: How the voting works

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan will vote on February 8 for national and state legislatures amid political fluidity and steep economic challenges. Sindh, the second-most populous province, and Balochistan, the country’s largest but most impoverished province, both retained their previous National Assembly seats at 61 and 16, respectively. The Senate, the National Assembly and the country’s provincial assemblies combine to form the electoral college, …

How are elections in Pakistan different from India? EXPLAINED
11 months, 1 week ago

How are elections in Pakistan different from India? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

Pakistan elections 2024: Pakistan is going to polls on Thursday amid concerns over a protracted economic crisis, threats of violence from militant outfits and a military-backed crackdown on jailed cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan as well as his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. According to the data released by the Pakistan Election Commission, at least 44 political parties are vying for a share of …

Pakistan: 'Fool me once, shame on you...', says Bilawal Bhutto on rejoining Nawaz Sharif's party
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: 'Fool me once, shame on you...', says Bilawal Bhutto on rejoining Nawaz Sharif's party

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday flatly refused to form a coalition government with Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz after the general elections scheduled on February 8, Geo News reported. Pakistan's general elections The general elections in Pakistan are scheduled for February 8, where a hotly-contested battle between Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan was expected. Pakistan's caretaker …

Party of Pakistan’s popular ex-premier Imran Khan says he’ll contest upcoming elections from prison
1 year ago

Party of Pakistan’s popular ex-premier Imran Khan says he’ll contest upcoming elections from prison

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan will run in upcoming parliamentary elections from prison, his party said Wednesday, which legal experts said is possible while his appeal of his conviction in a corruption case is being considered. “Imran Khan has decided to contest elections for three seats in the National Assembly,” or the lower house of parliament, said Gohar …

Pakistan general election: Schedule to be announced 56 days before polling date, says ECP
1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan general election: Schedule to be announced 56 days before polling date, says ECP

Firstpost  

The ECP said that all arrangements have been made for free and fair elections after successfully finishing tasks like hearing representations against delimitation and publishing the final list of constituency delimitation in time. The much-awaited timeline for the upcoming general election will be announced 56 days ahead of the planned polling day on February 8, the Election Commission of Pakistan …

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’s parliament elections delayed till early February as political and economic crises deepen
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan’s parliament elections delayed till early February as political and economic crises deepen

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s election oversight body on Thursday postponed the country’s upcoming parliament elections for the second time, saying the vote — originally expected in November and then scheduled for the last week of January — will instead take place in February. The Election Commission of Pakistan said the balloting would be held on Feb. 8, a date chosen following …

Pakistan to hold delayed elections on February 8, electoral commission says
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan to hold delayed elections on February 8, electoral commission says

Al Jazeera  

A caretaker government has been running the South Asian country since parliament was dissolved on August 9. Pakistan will hold delayed national elections in February as the country grapples with overlapping political, economic and security crises. However, with the country’s main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and its leader, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, having faced months of a nationwide crackdown, …

Pakistan general elections date changed, to take place on Feb 8 instead of Feb 11, announces President
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan general elections date changed, to take place on Feb 8 instead of Feb 11, announces President

India TV News  

Pakistan President Arif Alvi has announced a change in the date for holding general elections in the country. The decision to change polling date came after Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja along with Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan and four members of the electoral body met President Alvi to discuss the general elections date, the president's office said. Earlier, …

Pakistan to go to polls on February 11
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan to go to polls on February 11

India TV News  

Pakistan has finally announced the long-awaited dates for the upcoming general elections, as the Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the polls will be held on February 11. Ali Zafar, the counsel for ex-PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf highlighted President Alvi proposing the polls to be held by November 6 to the Chief Election Commissioner. …

Pakistan: ECP official says specific date for elections 'not technically possible' amid criticism
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan: ECP official says specific date for elections 'not technically possible' amid criticism

India TV News  

As discontent grows within Pakistan over the top electoral watchdog's repeated failure to announce the dates for the upcoming general elections, a senior official of the Election Commission of Pakistan said that it was "not technically possible" to do the same at this time. The body said that it reviewed work on delimiting constituencies and decided that the initial list …

Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan’s election oversight body announced on Thursday that it will …

Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s election oversight body announced on Thursday that it will hold the next parliamentary elections in the last week of January, delaying the vote which was to be held in November under the constitution. Pakistan has been in deepening political turmoil since April 2022, when then-Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from office through a parliamentary vote of …

Pakistan to hold general elections at the end of January 2024. Know more
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan to hold general elections at the end of January 2024. Know more

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of Pakistan announced on Thursday that general elections would be held in the last week of January 2024. The elections will be scheduled for a 54-day period, with voting taking place in the final week of January 2024. Elections will be held in the middle of a political crisis that has seen one of the country's most …

Pakistan to hold general elections in last week of January 2024, announces Election Commission
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan to hold general elections in last week of January 2024, announces Election Commission

India TV News  

In a major development, the Pakistan Election Commission of Pakistan announced the dates of the general elections on Thursday. According to the report, the date came nearly 24 hours after the election body asserted it had scheduled a meeting with political parties next month to discuss the code of conduct for general elections. Pakistan general elections Notably, the Pakistan National …

Pakistan elections could be delayed as election body needs 4 months to draw new constituencies
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan elections could be delayed as election body needs 4 months to draw new constituencies

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s election oversight body said Thursday that parliamentary elections must be delayed because it needs four months to redraw constituencies to reflect the recently held census. A delay would likely heighten the political strains in Pakistan, which has seen now opposition leader Imran Khan removed as prime minister by a no-confidence vote by parliament in April 2022 and …

Pakistan elections could be delayed as election body needs 4 months to draw new constituencies
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan elections could be delayed as election body needs 4 months to draw new constituencies

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan’s election oversight body said Thursday that parliamentary elections must …

Pakistan: General elections set to be delayed as Election Commission announces schedule for new delimitations
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: General elections set to be delayed as Election Commission announces schedule for new delimitations

India TV News  

Long-standing speculations over the delay in Pakistan's upcoming general elections appear to be confirmed as the country's top electoral watchdog on Thursday announced the schedule of new delimitations to be carried out as per the new census. The latest schedule published by the Electoral Commission of Pakistan shows that fresh delimitation of the constituencies will take at least four months, …

Pakistan election body to draw new boundaries as polls likely to be delayed
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan election body to draw new boundaries as polls likely to be delayed

Al Jazeera  

The election regulatory body said new constituencies would be finalised by December 14, state television PTV reported. The Pakistan Election Commission has announced that it will draw new boundaries for hundreds of constituencies prior to the upcoming elections, making it almost certain that polls will be delayed. On Thursday, the election regulatory body said new constituencies would be finalised by …

Pakistan's next general elections are running late, likely to hold polls THIS month
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan's next general elections are running late, likely to hold polls THIS month

India TV News  

A day after Pakistan appointed its interim Prime Minister, former opposition leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz enunciated that general elections would be held in February. Meanwhile, speaking to Geo News about the appointment of the Balochistan Awami Party Senator Anwaarul Haq Kakar was named the country’s interim prime minister, Riaz said there were always complaints that Balochistan had …

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 …

Mint Explainer: Pakistan dissolves National Assembly ahead of elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Mint Explainer: Pakistan dissolves National Assembly ahead of elections

Live Mint  

Pakistan's president dissolved the country's parliament late Wednesday, paving the way for an election amid political and economic turmoil. • Pakistan’s powerful military, which clashed with Khan during his tenure as Prime Minister, is also accused of exerting pressure on Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf by engineering defections from senior leaders. Once the census is approved by a body known …

Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolves National Assembly paving way for fresh election
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolves National Assembly paving way for fresh election

Firstpost  

The notification for the dissolution of the assembly was issued by the Aiwan-i-Sadr, which said the National Assembly was dissolved under Article 58 of the Constitution 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 President Alvi dissolves Parliament at PM Shehbaz Sharif’s advice
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan President Alvi dissolves Parliament at PM Shehbaz Sharif’s advice

The Hindu  

Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on August 9 at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice, marking an end to the current government’s tenure and paving the way for 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 constitutional …

Pakistan parliament dissolved to hold election without ex-PM Imran Khan
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan parliament dissolved to hold election without ex-PM Imran Khan

Al Jazeera  

The dissolution marks the end of a chaotic tenure which began five years ago with Khan at the helm. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s parliament has been dissolved to prepare for a national election without former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been jailed and barred from politics for five years. President Arif Alvi ordered the National Assembly, the lower house …

Shehbaz Sharif set to dissolve parliament following Imran Khan’s arrest
1 year, 5 months ago

Shehbaz Sharif set to dissolve parliament following Imran Khan’s arrest

Live Mint  

Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, is set to dissolve parliament a few days before his term ends this week, following the imprisonment of popular former prime minister Imran Khan in a corruption case. This potential delay could favour Sharif's ruling PML-N and allied political groups amid Khan's imprisonment for concealing state gift proceeds as Khan topped opinion polls. Postponing elections …

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces parliament dissolution on August 9
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces parliament dissolution on August 9

Firstpost  

Sharif will send formal advice to the President on August 9 for the dissolution of the National Assembly and the President, according to the constitutional provisions must sign it within 48 hours to effectuate the dissolution. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced on Thursday that the National Assembly would be dissolved on August 9. In the meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz …

Pakistan’s National Assembly likely to be dissolved on August 9
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan’s National Assembly likely to be dissolved on August 9

Al Jazeera  

The assembly’s dissolution will set the stage for general elections later this year. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s National Assembly will be dissolved on August 9, three days before the completion of the five-year parliamentary term, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said. Pakistan’s constitution says if the assembly is dissolved on time, which is August 12, the elections will take place …

Punjab to conduct urban local body polls in November
1 year, 5 months ago

Punjab to conduct urban local body polls in November

Hindustan Times  

Elections to 39 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab will be held between November 1 and 15, according to a government notification. Notifications issued for 39 municipal councils, while the schedule for five corporations namely Amritsar, Patiala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Phagwara to be announced after the delimitation exercise A notification for the polls in 39 councils and committees was …

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 …

Pakistan Election Commission announces tentative dates for general polls as PM set to handover power
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan Election Commission announces tentative dates for general polls as PM set to handover power

India TV News  

Pakistan Election Commission official on Thursday announced a tentative date of the general polls and claimed that the country is fully prepared for holding the elections, Dawn reported. Quoting Election Commission Special Secretary Zafar Iqbal, it reported that polls would be held by October 11 if the National Assembly was dissolved on August 12, when its five-year term comes to …

Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls

Al Jazeera  

Late-night talks between the ruling alliance and Khan’s party, however, end without any agreement on an election date. The late Tuesday night talks between the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement and former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, however, ended without any agreement on a poll date. The two sides held the negotiations after Pakistan’s Supreme Court last month ordered the …

Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls

Al Jazeera  

Late-night talks between the ruling alliance and Khan’s party, however, end without any agreement on an election date. The late Tuesday night talks between the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement and former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, however, ended without any agreement on a poll date. The two sides held the negotiations after Pakistan’s Supreme Court last month ordered the …

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 …

Pak Supreme Court declares election commission's decision delaying Punjab polls null and void
1 year, 9 months ago

Pak Supreme Court declares election commission's decision delaying Punjab polls null and void

Firstpost  

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as “unconstitutional” the election commission’s decision to postpone polls in the Punjab province till October 8, in a blow to the federal government that has been trying to delay the provincial election citing security issues and the economic crisis. “Constitution and law do not give the authority to postpone the election date,” said …

Pakistan top court orders snap polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by May 15: report
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan top court orders snap polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by May 15: report

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Supreme Court said on April 4 the Election Commission's decision to delay snap polls in two provinces was "illegal" and ordered that the elections be held between April 30 and May 15, Geo TV reported. The case’s hearing which lasted over a week witnessed high drama after two judges of the original five-member bench, Justices Jamal Khan Mandokhail and …

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