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Sindh govt once again urges ECP to postpone LG polls in Karachi

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Sindh government has written a letter to ECP to postpone polls It cited a lack of security personnel to maintain law and order It said police personnel have been deployed in flood-affected areas KARACHI: Sindh government has once again urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to postpone the local body elections in Karachi due … Read more

ECP completes by-election preprations

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ECP verdict Toshakhana

ISLAMABAD: For the by-elections, preparations have been completed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the national and provincial constituencies, BOL News reported on Saturday.

According to the details, preparations for the elections to be held on October 16, 2022, in three constituencies of the Punjab Provincial Assembly and 8 constituencies of the National Assembly have been completed.

All the polling materials, ballot papers, polling bags, and polling staff are being delivered to their respective polling stations today with full security while the distribution of polling materials has started in 11 constituencies from 8 am, ECP official said.

As per the details, all security measurements have been completed while a central control room has been set up in the Election Commission office of Islamabad.

On the instructions of the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, the concerned officers in Karachi, Lahore, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad are monitoring the process of delivery of polling materials from the control room.

ECP instructed that all Presiding Officers (POs) will arrive on Saturday evening and set up polling stations and polling booths.

It should be noted that on Sunday, October 16, 2022, polling will be held in eight National Assembly constituencies (Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Nankana Sahib, Karachi, Multan) and 3 Provincial Assembly constituencies (Sheikhupura, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal).

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ECP decides to hold by-elections as per schedule

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Bilal Ghaffar ECP

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday held an emergency meeting over terror threats during elections and decided the by-elections will be held as per the schedule, BOL News reported.

According to the details, during the ECP meeting, a special report sent by the Intelligence Agencies was considered. The report by the intelligence agencies mentioned that there is a threat of terrorism during the by-election polling stations. The agencies termed the upcoming elections in the country as a major risk.

Moreover, the report mentioned providing strict security during polling hours because of the terrorism threat.

In the report, conducting the elections by deploying only police personnel alone was declared insufficient.

Political personalities may be targeted in the coming days in Punjab whereas at present the political tension is also on the rise and the activists of the different parties are more emotional.

The letter says that it is not possible for the police alone to maintain the law and situation during the elections, adding that the police are also demonstrating partiality in different provinces. Currently, army and paramilitary forces are busy with flood relief operations.

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Sindh govt once again requests ECP to delay LG polls

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KARACHI: Government of Sindh has once again urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to postpone the local bodies elections in Karachi Division for three months. The provincial government has written a letter to the election commission stating that incase LG elections are not postponed, the polls in Karachi should be conducted in two phases. … Read more

ECP rejects Sindh govt’s request to delay LG polls

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ECP has rejected Sindh government’s requests to postpone LG elections It said ensuring law and order was responsibility of provincial government Sindh government had urged to delay polls for three months ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected a request by the Government of Sindh to once again delay the second phase of the … Read more

ECP rejects allegations leveled by a ‘political figure’

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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday rejected and condemned the allegations levelled by a “political figure”, saying “it is and will continue taking decisions in accordance with law and the Constitution without bowing to any pressure.” “All such irresponsible allegations (being levelled against the Commission) are baseless and based on lies,” the election … Read more

ECP reserves decision on Tosha Khana case against Imran Khan

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ECP has reserved its verdict on Imran Khan’s disqualification for failing to declare the Tosha Khana gifts ECP heard a hearing on Imran Khan’s disqualification for failing to disclose Tosha Khana’s gifts According to PML-N lawyer  Khalid Ishaq, Imran Khan agreed to receive the presents in his response   ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan … Read more

Parliamentarians asked to submit asset details by Dec 31

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday has instructed all parliamentarians to submit their annual asset details by December 31. The electoral body reminded parliamentarians and members of provincial assemblies to submit their annual statements of assets and liabilities for the fiscal year 2021-22 ending on June 30 latest by December 31 to … Read more

ECP announces bypolls in four Punjab constituencies on Oct 9

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Karachi LG polls

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced to conduct by-elections in one national and three provincial assembly constituencies of Punjab. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja chaired a meeting that decided to conduct by-polls in NA-157 Multan-IV, PP-139 Sheikhupura, PP-241 Bahawalnagar-V, and PP-209 Khanewal on October 9, 2022. The meeting also … Read more

ECP reserves verdict on Ishaq Dar’s disqualification

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ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reserved verdict on a petition seeking the disqualification of former finance minister and PML-N leader Ishaq Dar as Senator. A four-member bench headed by ECP member Nisar Durrani heard the case. The petitioner Azhar Siddique’s assistant counsel Mahfouz Bukhari appeared before the election commission. The petitioner’s lawyer said … Read more

ECP reserves decision of delaying contempt case against PTI leaders

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contempt case against PTI leaders
  • The contempt case of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was heard on Wednesday against the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf chairman and leaders.
  • The case was presided over by ECP member Nisar Durrani and three other members of the election commission
  • The ECP Member Justice Akram Ullah Khan responded to the PTI Barrister that the ECP has nothing to do with the benches of the party

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ISLAMABAD: A contempt case of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was heard on Wednesday against Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, Fawad Chaudhary, and Asad Umar, BOL News reported.

According to the details, the case was presided over by ECP member Nisar Durrani and three other members of the election commission. Barrister Gohar presented himself as the lawyer for PTI during the hearing and submitted a petition to delay this case.

“Today it’s you, and tomorrow another lawyer will appear and request an adjournment,” Member of ECP Justice Ikramullah Khan told Barrister Gohar.

He replied that the lawyer, Faisal Chaudhary was presenting himself before the larger bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC).

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ECP summons Rana Sanaullah for campaigning in Faisalabad bypolls

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FAISALABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah for election campaigning in NA-108 constituency of Faisalabad. Faisalabad District Monitoring Officer issued a notice to the federal minister on the complaint of citizen Sharafat Ali. It stated that Rana Sanaullah was running the election campaign of Abid Sher Ali. The … Read more

ECP requires Imran Khan to submit record by Sep 7

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IHC seeks replies in dismissing terrorism case against Imran Khan
  • ECP has ordered Imran Khan to produce a list of his assets in response to a toshakhana referral filed against him by Speaker of the National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
  • Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja presided over the proceedings, with Khalid Ishaq representing the National Assembly secretariat and Barrister Gohar representing Imran Khan
  • The hearing has been postponed until August 29

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered Imran Khan to produce a list of his assets in response to a toshakhana referral filed against him by Speaker of the National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, BOL News reported on Monday. 

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja presided over the proceedings, with Khalid Ishaq representing the National Assembly secretariat and Barrister Gohar representing Imran Khan.

“We were unable to submit the record due to engagements during an FIA case,” he explained. “This is just for the record.” “Why is it taking so long?” the CEC inquired, ordering him to produce the record before the next hearing on September 7. Imran Khan is under investigation for allegedly concealing Toshakhana gifts.

During the previous hearing, the Election Commission of Pakistan rejected Imran Khan’s counsel’s request for a three-week extension to submit an answer to the Toshkhana reference.

Gohar Khan informed the country’s supreme electoral body at the start of the hearing that they needed time to obtain asset disclosure documents. We are investigating whether or not someone declared iPhones and watches in his assets statement.

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ECP officers to donate two-day salary to flood victims

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ISLAMABAD: The employees of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would donate a portion of their salary to support flood victims. An ECP spokesman said all employees would donate one and two-day salaries in an effort to lend a helping hand amid the natural disaster that has ravaged the nation. The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Election … Read more

PTI funding case: ECP orders PTI to respond by Sept 6

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  • The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) asked the PTI to respond by September 6 regarding the confiscation of funding case, BOL News reports
  • The lawyer of PTI demanded the ECP bench provide more time to reply to the relevant documents and present them before the Election Commission
  • The Chief Election Commissioner raised objections and remarked that he couldn’t give more than one week

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) asked the PTI to respond by September 6 regarding the confiscation of funding case, BOL News reports.

During the hearing, the lawyer of PTI demanded the ECP bench provide more time to reply to the relevant documents and present them before the Election Commission.

According to the details, the ECP heard the PTI funding case where the lawyer of PTI Shah Khawar was not present before the bench. The assistant lawyer told the ECP that Anwar Mansoor is busy with his schedule in the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP).

Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja responded to the PTI lawyer that the party had already provided the required documents for this case. The lawyer of PTI replied, “The documents are also to be solicited by the PTI foreign chapter. The type of order party received has to be explained in detail.”

PTI’s lawyer asked for four weeks on the notice of confiscation of funds, on which the Chief Election Commissioner raised objections and remarked that he couldn’t give more than one week. PTI is obliged to respond in the given frame of time.

Furthermore, the ECP adjourned the hearing and asked PTI to respond till September 6.

It is pertinent to mention here that the ECP had reserved on June 21 its verdict in the case which had been heard by the electoral watchdog since November 2014.

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Tosha Khana verdict to be given in coming 30 days, says ECP chief

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  • The case on the petition for Imran Khan’s disqualification in the Tosha Khana reference was heard at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) headquarters
  • The case was heard by a five-member bench led by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja
  • Sikandar Sultan Raja remarked, “to do speeches, go to the TV channels, but here, only talk about the law. We have to give the verdict in these 30 days.”

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ISLAMABAD: The case on the petition for Imran Khan’s disqualification in the Tosha Khana reference was heard at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) headquarters on Thursday. The case was heard by a five-member bench led by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, BOL News reported.

According to the details, Khalid Ishaq was present in the place of Mohsin Shahnawaz Rajnha, who was the petitioner, and for Imran Khan, Barrister Ali Gohar was present in the place of Barrister Ali Zafar during the hearing. Imran Khan’s lawyer claimed that the documents were not provided to them for the case.

Barrister Gohar said that Imran Khan is not a member of the assembly, to which the ECP head remarked, “according to the documents he is still a member. It is said on the record that the Election Commission is not accepting resignations, but we accepted all the resignations that were received by the Election Commission,” said the ECP chief.

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ECP de-notifies PTI MNA Muhammad Mian Soomro

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ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has de-notified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Muhammad Mian Soomro as Member National Assembly. Last week, National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf had declared the seat of Muhammad Mian Soomro as vacant due to his forty days consecutive absence without seeking leave from the Lower House of Parliament. The politician … Read more

PPP candidate for NA-246 not finalized as by-elections approach

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  • Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is yet to decide its candidate for the by-elections in NA-246 Lyari
  • The party seniors failed to finalize name of the candidate while the names of Nabeel Gabol, Nadir Gabol, or Yusuf Baloch are under consideration
  • At first, the senior leadership of PPP decided to give the party ticket to Asifa Bhutto Zardari to give tough competition to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in the by-election
  • The party leadership of PPP will finalize the candidate name for the upcoming by-elections in a day or two to compete against the PTI chairman in Lyari

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is yet to decide its candidate for the by-elections in NA-246 Lyari. The party seniors failed to finalize name of the candidate while the names of Nabeel Gabol, Nadir Gabol, or Yusuf Baloch are under consideration, BOL News reported on Monday. 

According to the details, at first, the senior leadership of PPP decided to give the party ticket to Asifa Bhutto Zardari to give a tough competition to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in the by-election.

After consultation with the leadership of the People’s Party and the Karachi Division, it was decided that Asifa Bhutto would not compete in the elections and Nabil Gabol and Yusuf Baloch were instructed to submit their papers.

Lyari being the home of PPP in Karachi, the leadership is keen to wipe it out in the upcoming elections as it was previously won by the PTI candidate. After the dismissal of PTI members by the speaker of the National Assembly, Raja Parvez Ashraf, the chairman of PTI and party leadership decided that Imran Khan himself would submit the papers to fight elections in all nine constituencies.

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IHC issues ECP notice over PTI plea challenging bypolls in 9 constituencies

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday heard a petition filed by the PTI challenging the schedule of by-elections in nine National Assembly constituencies. Acting Chief Justice Amir Farooq heard the case by the PTI challenging the phased acceptance of resignations by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and holding by-polls in nine constituencies. … Read more

PTI funding case: Asad Qaiser challenges FIA notice in court

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Asad Qaiiser

PESHAWAR: Former Speaker of National Assembly Asad Qaiser has challenged the notice in Peshawar High Court sent by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to appear in the PTI funding case. Asad Qaiser filed a writ petition in court through his lawyer Barrister Gohar Ali to avoid appearing before the federal agency and possible arrest in … Read more

ECP to re-verify voters aged above 100

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to re-verify elderly voters aged 100 years and above, Bol News reported. The electoral body has provided details of voters aged 100 and above to the provincial and district offices for the re-verification process.  It said their names will be added to the voters’ list after … Read more

ECP should provide funding audit of PML-N, PPP within 15 days: Fawad

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LAHORE: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should provide the funding details of other political parties notably the PML-N and PPP within fifteen days to know their sources of funding. Addressing a press conference, the former minister questioned the role of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for summoning party leaders … Read more

Sen Taj Haider: “Constituencies can’t be demarcated based on poor and contentious population”

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Sen Taj Haider
  • “Constituencies cannot be demarcated based on the poor and contentious population,” Central Election Cell in charge of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Taj Haider
  • Sen Taj Haider claimed that the Council of Common Interests had admitted that the figures obtained in Census 2017 were wrong. Despite Sindh’s vote differences, provisional data for the 2017 census was postponed

KARACHI: “Constituencies cannot be demarcated based on the poor and contentious population,” Central Election Cell in charge of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Taj Haider on Saturday responded to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) verdict about the census in new constituencies, BOL News reported.

According to a report by BOL News, Sen Taj Haider claimed that the Council of Common Interests had admitted that the figures obtained in Census 2017 were wrong. Despite Sindh’s vote differences, provisional data for the 2017 census was postponed.

“The controversial part of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) decision is being implemented, and the agreed part of the re-census is forgotten. The Bureau of Statistics wasted time and is now saying a new census cannot be met before the date given by CCI.
Moreover, Sen Taj Haider claimed that the ECP is forced to use the old population census for elections. “In the global de facto population census system, every political party signed before approving 24th amendment.”
While talking about Sindh’s population, he said that the difference between the population census of Bureau of Statistics and NADRA is about 30 percent.

“In the recent meeting chaired by the Chief Minister of Sindh, the Statistical Institute was present. Demographer of Sindh, Dr. Mehtab Karim introduced the census questionnaire based on internationally used forms. This questionnaire had only nine questions out of the 28 questions included in the form prescribed by the Bureau.

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LHC moved against ECP’s decision to suspend PML-Q intra-party elections

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LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) injunction to suspend intra-party-elections of the PML-Q. The ECP has suspended the PML-Q intra-party elections scheduled for August 10 and reinstated Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as party president and Tahir Bashir Cheema as Secretary-General. PML-Q Punjab Secretary-General Kamil … Read more

ECP announces by-elections on nine NA seats on Sept 29

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced to conduct by-elections on nine National Assembly (NA) on September 25, Bol News reported. The ECP has previously accepted 11 resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs. Around 131 lawmakers had tendered their resignation following the ouster of Imran Khan from the office of the prime … Read more

ECP reinstates Chaudhry Shujaat as PML-Q president

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the intra-party elections of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) scheduled to be held on August 10. PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain had filed an application with the ECP to stop intra-party elections. Shujaat has made Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Punjab secretary general, central chairman and the commission as … Read more

PTI leaders say ECP declared overseas Pakistanis as foreign nationals

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have claimed that several overseas Pakistanis have been declared as foreign nationals by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in its report on the prohibited funding case. In a unanimous verdict, the ECP said that the PTI received foreign funds from 34 individuals and 351 businesses. The commission had named … Read more

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