For the polls scheduled for February 8, 28,626 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 1,085 general and reserved seats in national and provincial assemblies around the nation. In order to compete for 266 general seats in the National Assembly, at least 7,713 candidates—including 471 women—submitted their nominations, according to information released by the Election […]
On Friday evening, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lost its famous “bat” symbol, which represents Imran Khan, the party’s founder, playing cricket. This was done by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). A five-member ECP bench led by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja pronounced the PTI’s intra-party elections illegal, announcing its reserved ruling. The 11-page […]
According to a July 2018 Gallup poll, 63 percent of PTI voters claimed they would not vote if Imran Khan were not the party’s chairman. “Would you vote for such a party if Imran Khan is not elected chairman of Tehreek-e-Insaf but the party still stands in the election?” was the survey’s question. 37% of […]
The Supreme Court (SC) granted bail to former prime minister Imran Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday in the cipher case. The bail has been granted against a surety bond of Rs100,000. A three-member bench of the SC comprising acting Chief Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Athar Minallah, and Justice […]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced on Thursday that he will contest the upcoming general elections from NA-265 Pishin. He said the decision was taken on the insistence of the people of Balochistan and JUI workers. “The people of Balochistan have expressed gratitude towards the candidacy decision.” Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, speaking on […]
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) sought a two-day extension on Thursday for the filing of nomination papers for the upcoming February 2024 elections. Senator Ishaq Dar, who is also the chairman of the party’s election cell, wrote a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stating that hundreds of candidates would like to participate […]
After carefully examining the case, the accountability court’s registrar’s office is prepared to take more measures. In response to graft charges, the NAB Rawalpindi has only nominated Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi as accused parties in the reference. The reference was filed with the registrar’s office for additional legal action by NAB prosecutor Sohail Arif […]
This political theatrics feels familiar. Former premier Imran Khan perfected the art, and now, a leading contender for the next PM, Nawaz Sharif, has adopted the same. preferring to address the nation from a controlled setting instead of rallying in extremes. Previously, only the prime ministers or the president used to address the nation via […]
When the Supreme Court is committed to a matter, influential groups find it extremely difficult to overturn the court’s decision. The Lahore High Court’s ruling suspending the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification about the recruitment of DROs and ROs from the executive branch has been overturned by a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice […]
A three-member court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and including Justice Sardar Tariq and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, heard the ECP’s appeal against the LHC judgement banning training of district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs). The election commission should do its job we will not micromanage you,CJP Isa […]
