The Pakistani Election Commission (ECP) has voiced worries that if candidates’ insignia were changed after signs had already been assigned to them, there could be further delays to the elections. Pakistan’s general elections have already been postponed for several months, and some major figures are calling for additional delays for a variety of reasons. On […]
The Senate has been notified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that all preparations for the elections scheduled for February 8 have been finished and that postponing the voting will not be “advisable.” The ECP released a statement in response to the Senate resolution, introduced by Senator Dilawar Khan on January 5 and approved […]
The Senate approved a motion on Friday asking for a postponement of the upcoming general elections, citing security concerns, even though they are only about a month away. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Afnan Ullah Khan and Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi opposed the resolution, which was put out by independent senator Dilawar Khan. Just […]
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sent notices to the PTI and its own scrutiny committee to appear before it on March 22 to explain their stance over keeping secret the PTI foreign funding documents. This follows a complaint by petitioner Akbar S Babar; against the scrutiny committee’s decision to keep PTI documents […]
Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed hit out at leaders of the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for its rally in front of the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Islamabad today, saying television footage showed “not more than 3,000 people” had attended the protest. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad shortly […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is protesting outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the delay in proceedings of PTI’s foreign funding case. On Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan directed his government to allow the PDM to protest outside the ECP office. According to sources, two platoons of Punjab Rangers have been deployed; […]
