The verdict on the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) reserved seat case was announced by a full bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. It comprised Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Munib Akhtar, Yahya Afridi, Aminuddin Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Ayesha Malik, Athar Minallah, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, […]
The full court convened on Wednesday to deliberate a potential short order in the reserved seats case. The outcome will determine whether the current government can gather enough support to table a constitutional amendment bill, a challenging task given its current shortfall in numbers. In preparation, the federal government has formed a committee to finalize […]
In the order, the apex court stated that both the ECP and the office of the Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) are constitutional institutions deserving of the highest respect. It emphasized that a face-to-face, meaningful consultation between these two bodies could resolve the issue. The top court also noted that the attorney general also […]
The bench comprising Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan conducted the first hearing on the ECP’s appeal against the decision of the single-bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) about the eight election tribunals in Punjab. The LHC had ruled on May 29 that under Article 219(C) read with Article 222(B) […]
The IHC bench comprising Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz was hearing a plea filed by an independent candidate Muhammad Iqbal, maintaining that he secured the seat as per Forms 45 of the constituency. The petitioner said that as per Form 47, he obtained 33,052 votes and finished second while Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Mian Alamdar Abbas […]
The three-member bench headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Athar Minallah suspended the verdict about the allocation of reserved seats to other political parties. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said that the case has been fixed for hearing and “we are suspending the ECP and PHC verdicts.” Shah said […]
Sources close to the development revealed that Asif Hussain has resigned as ECP Secretary, adding that the former ECP Secretary, Omar Hamid, reappointed to the same position. It is pertinent to mention here that, earlier this year on January 07, Omar Hamid resigned as ECP secretary over health concerns. Sources stated that Omar Hamid was […]
The by-elections on 23 vacant seats of NA and provincial assemblies will be held on April 21. According to the ECP, the facility of the postal ballot is available for government officials, armed forces, their families, and prisoners in jail and lockups. The electoral body made it clear that an individual will not be allowed […]
The petition was filed by PTI founder Imran Khan and party Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan and made the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), PML-N, PPP, and MQM-P respondents in the case. The petition demanded the formation of a judicial commission consisting of serving SC judges “holding no bias towards anyone to inquire, audit and […]
According to the sources, the ECP appointed seven polling officers each for the National Assembly and Punjab Assembly. The ECP appointed six polling officers each for the provincial assemblies of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The election watchdog also appointed four polling for the Balochistan Assembly. It is pertinent to mention here that Senate elections on […]
