Tue, 21-Oct-2025

CEC removes ECP spokesperson from his post

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ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) spokesperson Haroon Shinwari has been removed from his post, BOL News reported. The ECP spokesperson was dismissed after he made a statement on the dissolution of assemblies as announced by PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja expressed his displeasure at the spokesperson for issuing the … Read more

CEC says Punjab government won’t hold local government polls

CEC says Punjab government won't hold local government polls

(ECP) special secretary stated that constituency delimitation had been done twice. CEC Raja asked the chief secretary to guarantee LG elections under the new law. “No government is willing to conduct LG elections,” he said. CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja said no Punjab government would hold local government elections. The News reported that a three-member bench … Read more

CEC takes notice after Qureshi accuses ECP of aiding pre-polling rigging

ECP releases Local government election schedule in Punjab

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday claimed that the Punjab government was violating the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) code of conduct ahead of the by-elections. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja has taken notice of a statement by Qureshi who claimed the credibility of the ECP was at stake … Read more

CEC requests COAS to ensure security for Sindh LG polls

ECP releases Local government election schedule in Punjab

LG election in Karachi, Hyderabad will be held on July 24 NA-245 Karachi by-polls will be held on July 27 CM Sindh are ordered an inquiry in NA-240 Karachi by-polls violence KARACHI: Chief Election Commissioner has directed Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to make adequate security arrangements for Sindh local bodies elections and NA-245 … Read more

Turkmenistan strongman’s son wins presidential vote

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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: The son of Turkmenistan’s autocrat leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, decisively won the presidential election, officials said Tuesday, paving the way for hereditary succession in one of the world’s most tightly controlled countries. Serdar Berdymukhamedov, 40, won the ballot held last Saturday with 73 percent of the vote, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said in … Read more

KCCI, CEC sign agreement for SME promotion

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KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with UK-based Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Club (CEC) to promote SMEs and enhance their role in economic development, a statement said. The memorandum was inked by CEC Chairman and Co-Founder Mobin Rafiq and KCCI President Muhammad Idrees during a meeting held at … Read more

CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja vows to make electoral process transaprent

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Sikandar Sultan Raja, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has said that measures are being taken to make the electoral process apparent and fair. According to the details, CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja was addressing a ceremony in connection with National Voters’ Day in Islamabad on Monday. On the occasion, the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja … Read more

Altaf Ibrahim takes oath as acting CEC

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As Sardar Raza’s tenure ended on Thursday, Justice retired Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi has taken oath as the acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Member KPK election commission, Irshad Qaiser administered the oath of the acting chief election commissioner in the Election Commission. The parliamentary committee meeting to appoint a permanent chief commissioner will be held on … Read more

PTI proposes names for CEC

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The present government has recommended three names for the post of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) . The names were proposed for the post as the tenure of Sardar Raza ends today. Names of current ECP secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad, Fazal Abbas Maken and Arif Khan were suggested. On Wednesday, a 12-member parliamentary committee, under … Read more

Shehbaz sends recommendations for the post of CEC

Shehbaz Sharif

The opposition leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has sent three names as recommendations for the designation of the chief election commissioner (CEC), as the retirement of chief election commissioner is around the corner. Shehbaz Sharif mentioned the names of former bureaucrat Nasir Mahmood Khosa, retired civil servant Akhlaq Ahmed Tarar and former ambassador to … Read more