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ECP to make final decision regarding ballot papers today ahead of Senate election

Electoral System Of Pakistan Senate Elections 2021

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will make the final decision about ballot papers on Tuesday for the upcoming Senate election. As per the details, the decision will be taken whether ballot papers will be made identifiable or secret. The ECP is considering various proposals in this regard. Moreover, the ECP is also considering suggestions … Read more

Electoral System Of Pakistan Senate Elections 2021

Electoral System Of Pakistan Senate Elections 2021

The voting process in the Senate can be complex and it only involves our elected representatives. The constitutional term of senators is 6 years and every 3 years half of the members of the Senate retire after completing their term and half of the members are newly elected. The Senate elections in Pakistan are held … Read more

Campaign for Senate polls to end by March 1 midnight

Senate

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that the campaign for Senate election in the country will come to an end by midnight tonight. The Commission has asked all the political parties and the contesting candidates to follow the provisions of law and exercise self-restraint so that the poll is held in an orderly … Read more

Senate Elections: ECP to hold meeting on printing of ballot papers

PTI's Petition To Annul Nowshera By-Election Rejected

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday (today) will hold an important meeting regarding the printing of ballot papers ahead of Senate Elections. According to the details, the 2021 Pakistani Senate election will be held on 3 March 2021. In this regard ECP will hold an important meeting regarding the printing of ballot papers. … Read more

ECP rejects Shehbaz Sharif’s plea to cast vote in Lahore

Shehbaz Sharif

Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif’s plea seeking permission to cast vote for Senate elections has been rejected by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). As per the details, the election commission mentioned that vote cannot be cast anywhere other than National Assembly. Shehbaz Sharif was seeking permission to cast his vote for Senate elections in Lahore. … Read more

ECP nullifies by-election in NA-75 Daska, orders re-polling

PTI's Petition To Annul Nowshera By-Election Rejected

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday has declared NA-75 by-elections ‘null and void.’ According to the details, the top electoral body has ordered re-polling in Sialkot’s NA-75. The fresh elections will be held on March 18. It should be mentioned here that the Returning Officer (RO) of the constituency had admitted that presiding … Read more

ECP widens scope of investigation of illegal foreign funding

ECP Senate election

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has broadened the scope of investigation of foreign funding cases. As per the details, notices have been issued by ECP to 19 political parties including Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). On the other hand, notices have also been issued to JUI-F, MQM-Pakistan, … Read more

PML-N Leader Pervaiz Rasheed disqualified for contesting in Senate elections

Pervaiz Rasheed

The Election Tribunal has rejected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Pervaiz Rasheed’s review application and disqualified him from contesting the Senate Elections. According to the details, the verdict was issued by single member bench of Justice Shahid Waheed following the conclusion of arguments. In his appeal, the PML-N leader stated that the returning officer of … Read more

Polling Underway for by-election in NA-221 Tharparkar

Polling Daska

Polling for the by-election in the NA-221 Tharparkar constituency is underway. According to the details, a tough contest is expected between the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidates in the constituency. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) completed all arrangements and established 318 polling stations for the by-poll and declared 13 of … Read more

All Four Provinces Have Rejected Imran Khan: Maryam Nawaz

All Four Provinces Have Rejected Imran Khan: Maryam Nawaz

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz lauded workers and said that in the by-elections in Daska, Wazirabad and Nowshera, the workers supported the statement of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and voted for him. During a press conference in Lahore, she said that the workers not only cast their votes but also guarded their votes till the … Read more

Results of NA-75 were unnecessarily delayed, says ECP

ECP Senate election

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stated on Saturday that results of NA-75 by-elections were unnecessarily delayed. It mentioned in a statement that returning officer fears changing in results of 20 polling stations. It added that the Chief Election Commissioner tried to contact IGP Punjab, Commissioner, and Deputy Commissioner to know details about missing presiding … Read more

Senate Elections: PML-N’s Pervez Rasheed challenges rejection of nomination papers

Pervez Rasheed

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz PML-N leader Pervez Rasheed has challenged the rejection of nomination papers for the Senate elections. According to the details, the PML-N leader Pervez Rasheed  has filed an appeal in the Election Tribunal of the Lahore High Court. The Election Commission and the Returning Officer have been made parties in the petition. … Read more

ECP approves nomination papers of PTI’s Faisal Vawda

Faisal Vawda

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Sindh chapter has accepted the nomination papers Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Faisal Vawda for senate polls on the first day of scrutiny of papers. According to the details, PTI adhered with its decision to nominate MNA Faisal Vawda as its candidate for the upcoming Senate elections. The decision … Read more

ECP nods up on issuing production orders for Haleem Adil Sheikh

Haleem Adil Sheikh

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday refused to issue production orders for Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf MPA Haleem Adil Sheikh, in connection with the upcoming Senate elections. According to the details, the matter of production orders for Haleem Adil Sheikh was forwarded to the ECP by the … Read more

ECP announces reserved verdict on Gilani’s nomination papers

Yousuf Raza Gilani

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday rejected objections on the nomination papers of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. According to the details, Returning Officer Zafar Iqbal Malik announced the reserved verdict today. Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) candidates Syed Ali Muhammad Bukhari and Farid-ur-Rehman challenged Yousuf Raza Gilani’s nomination papers, on which … Read more

PTI MPA Haleem Adil Sheikh booked under terrorism charges

Haleem Adil Sheikh

A terrorism case has been registered against Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf MPA and Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh. According to the details, Police said that a case on the complaint of the Sindh government has been registered at Memon Goth PS under terrorism charges, aerial firing and creating a … Read more

Usman Dar resigns as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister

‘Kamyab Jawan’ becomes largest employment generation scheme: PM's aide

Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Usman Dar has resigned from his post. According to the details, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday had issued notice to Special Assistant to Prime Minister Usman Dar for violation of the code of conduct ahead of by-election in NA-75 Sialkot. The ECP, in its notice, told … Read more

Senate Elections 2021: ECP kicks off nomination papers receiving process

PTI's Petition To Annul Nowshera By-Election Rejected

The Election Commission of Pakistan started from today (Friday) the process of receiving nomination papers for the Senate elections to be held on the third of next month. According to the details, the candidates can submit their nomination papers with the relevant returning officers by tomorrow (Saturday). According to the Senate election schedule issued by the … Read more

ECP announces Senate polls schedule amid voting controversy

PTI's Petition To Annul Nowshera By-Election Rejected

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced that the Senate Elections 2021 will be held on March 3rd. The polling will start from 9 am in morning and will be continued till 5 pm. According to the details, ECP while announcing the schedule said that the candidate Nomination forms to be submitted on 12, … Read more

Fawad Chaudhry urges ECP to take action against Senators involved in horse trading

Pakistan Facing Loss Of Billions Of Dollars Due To Judicial Activism: Fawad Chaudhry

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has demanded action from the Election Commission of Pakistan against the Senator participated in the horse trading during Senate Elections 2018. According to the details, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday took to Twitter and demanded action against the Senators who … Read more

ECP informs SC dates for local polls in Punjab, KP and Cantonment Boards

ECP

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday submitted in the Supreme Court the dates of polls in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Cantonment Boards. According to the details, Supreme Court had ordered the ECP to submit the progress report over the matter in the court. The Apex Court had also ordered the election commission … Read more

Open hearing of foreign funding case after scrutiny committee’s report, ECP

PTI's Petition To Annul Nowshera By-Election Rejected

The Election Commission of Pakistan has assured that an open hearing of the foreign funding case would only be held after the report of the scrutiny committee. ECP spokesperson said that an open hearing of the foreign funding case will be held by the electrocal body after the report. The spokesperson said that there are … Read more

Foreign funding Case: PM Calls For Open Hearing

Foreign funding Case: PM Calls For Open Hearing

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the court proceedings of the foreign funding case should be open and that the party heads should attend the hearings. According to details, while talking to reporters in South Waziristan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he challenged to hold an open hearing of the foreign funding case … Read more

PDM to stage protest against PTI in Islamabad

PDM

The Opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will be staging a protest in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Islamabad today. According to the details, strict security arrangements have been put in place ahead of the protest. The ECP members and staff have been directed to use alternatives routes to reach … Read more

Umerkot PS-52 Elections: PPP battling against GDA

Umerkot

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is locking horns today with the PTI-backed Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) in Umerkot PS-52 by-election being held today. Polling is underway for the election which will be continued till 5 pm amid strict security measures to prevent any untoward incident. The seat fell vacant after the death of PPP stalwart Syed … Read more

Islamabad police devise security plan ahead of PDM protest outside ECP

ECP Senate election

The Islamabad police have formulated a security plan to fend off any untoward incidents during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) protest outside of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

PDM will be staging a protest outside ECP in Islamabad on January 19. The Islamabad police have said that Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations will be supervising the security arrangement and around 1,800 personnel will be deployed in the capital city on the day of the protest for security reasons

According to the security plan, all those participating in the protest will have to park their vehicles in the general parking area of the Convention Center.

Earlier, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, head of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and head of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), had said that the PDM will protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan on January 19 while addressing a PDM meeting in the Batkhela area of ​​Malakand.

The reason to hold the protest is due to the alleged delay in the decision on the foreign funding case against the ruling PTI.

The ECP scrutiny committee had been asked to check the official record of two US companies registered on PTI chairperson Imran Khan’s instructions in the foreign funding case.

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Faryal Talpur disqualification case: ECP to announce verdict on Feb 8

Faryal Talpur

On Monday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reserved a verdict on a petition seeking disqualification of People’s Party leader Faryal Talpur as a Sindh Assembly-member. According to the details, the petition; that sought disqualification of Faryal Talpur as member of the provincial assembly over allegedly concealing her assets was moved to ECP by Pakistan … Read more

Voting by Show of hands; Government files reference in SC to seek guidance

Senate

The Government has filed a reference in the Supreme Court of Pakistan under Article 186 of the Constitution. President Dr. Arif Alvi granted approval to a reference proposed by Prime Minister Imran Khan seeking the opinion of the Supreme Court about holding the upcoming Senate polls through the open ballot. The reference has been filed … Read more