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Sher Afzal Marwat challenges general election results in SC

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ISLAMABAD: Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI)  and newly elected Member of the National Assembly Sher Afzal Khan Marwat challenged the results of general elections held on February 8 in the Supreme Court in an individual capacity.

In the petition filed by Sher Afzal Marwat in the Supreme Court under Article 184/3 of the Constitution, it has been requested that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and members of the Election Commission along with all the Form 47 of the election results of the National and Provincial Assemblies should be annulled.

It has also been requested in the petition that the high-level committee formed on the allegations of former Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaqat Ali Chattha should be annulled and a judicial commission should be ordered to inquire into the allegations of rigging to examine the election results across the country including Rawalpindi.

In the constitutional petition of Sher Afazl Marwat, it is said that the formation of federal and provincial governments should be stopped until the decision on the petition is taken and they should be stopped from issuing any orders.

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Ministry of Interior sends summary for deployment of Army for polls

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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior has sent a summary to the federal cabinet regarding the provision of the Pakistan Army on the security issues of the general elections.

The army will be deployed for general election security after the approval of the caretaker federal cabinet of the summary sent by the Ministry of Interior.

Sources said that the Election Commission of Pakistan had asked for 277,000 military personnel, Pakistan Army, Rangers, and FC personnel will be posted in the general elections.

It should be noted that the general elections in the country are to be held on February 8, for which preparations have entered the final stages, the ECP has also frozen the funds of all local government departments.

Earlier, Caretaker Federal Minister of Communications Shahid Ashraf Tarar visited the control room established in the Ministry of Interior for monitoring of security arrangements and law and order situation during the general election 2024.

The caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar appointed Shahid Ashraf Tarar as the Chairman of the Committee for the Security and Administrative Affairs of General Elections 2024.

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SHC allows Zulfikar Mirza, Fahmida Mirza to contest election

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KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) allowed former home minister Sindh Zulfikar Mirza and former federal minister Fahmida Mirza to contest the general election.

The Sindh High Court heard the constitutional petitions filed against the rejection of the nomination papers of Zulfikar Mirza and his wife, Fahmida Mirza.

Fahmida Mirza and Zulfiqar Mirza submitted nomination papers from National Assembly Constituency NA 223 while Zulfiqar Mirza also submitted papers from PS 70, 71, and 72.

The nomination papers of both were rejected by the Returning Officers(ROs) and the Election Tribunal accusing them of being bank defaulters.

However, the Sindh High Court approved the constitutional petitions of both candidates and allowed them to contest the elections.

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PM optimistic about political stability after election

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PM

DAVOS: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar expressed confidence that a stable government will be formed after the forthcoming general election scheduled for February 8 leading to sustainable economic stability in the country.

“I do see and project that there will be a great growth in Pakistan. There will be a sense of stability. The growth will be slow but it will be sustainable,” the prime minister said in an interview with CNBC on the sidelines of the 54th annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF).

He maintained that the speculations regarding holding of the elections had been addressed and everyone was certain about the election date on 8th of February.

PM Kakar said it was the top priority of the caretaker setup to bring economic revival and to focus on the growth and other economic indicators.

He said the next government had to follow a clear principle of spending less and earning more to achieve the economic stability. “We need to bring back the non documented economy into documented economy and transform our state to a more viable economic entity,” he added.

He highlighted that the caretaker government would publish a white paper on its 4-5 months performance. “We did introduce and revamp the programme within taxation system, we brought structural changes that would be passed through the cabinet formerly by the end of the month, after that it would be in place as policy.”

Further he said the caretaker government went for aggressive privatization, it cut its expenditures at the federal level and it was also trying to talk to provinces so they could rationalize their spending. As regards delay in elections, the prime minister said the country faced legal and technical challenges related to the electoral procedures and processes.

To a question about former PTI Chairman, PM Kakar said he was not in jail because of his political opinion but due to his alleged role in committing riots and encouraging his followers towards disruption. He said the people who had been involved in the riots were behind the bars.

To a question of free and fair elections, PM Kakar said before holding of elections, no one can question the fairness of the process.

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ECP starts printing of ballot papers for general election

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started printing ballot papers for the general election 2024 across the country.

According to the announcement issued by the ECP, the printing of ballot papers has started from January 15, 2024.

The ECP has given a ‘nod’ for printing 250 million ballots with watermarks for the general election 2024.

The approval to print 250 million ballot papers was given during a meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

It should be noted that the ECP has instructed the Provincial Election Commissioners, District Returning Officers (DROs), and Returning Officers (ROs) to avoid changing the election symbol.

The ECP stated that the printing of ballot papers has started and the change of election symbol may not be possible.

On the other hand, a meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan was held today in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja on the issue of changing the election symbol by the High Courts.

Sources said, “If the election symbols are changed, the Election Commission can postpone the election in the respective constituencies”.

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11,500 policemen to perform election duties in Sindh: CM

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KARACHI:  Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar has said that a total of 115,500 policemen have been assigned to perform security duty during the upcoming general election.

These police officers will be responsible for maintaining law and order on 191 seats, including 61 National Assembly seats and 130 provincial assembly seats. The election is scheduled to take place on February 8.

During a presentation to the staff course, IG Police Riffat Mukhtar highlighted the key challenges faced by law enforcement in Pakistan.

He noted that street crime in urban areas, particularly in Karachi, and lawlessness in the katcha areas of Kashmore, Shikarpur, Ghotki, and Sukkur were significant issues.

While terrorism was also a challenge, it had been controlled through intelligence-based targeted operations. The IG emphasized that the police were fully prepared to provide security for the upcoming general elections.

When discussing street crime, the IG identified mobile phone/cash snatching, vehicle theft/snatching, house robberies, murders, and extortion as major issues. Despite fluctuations in the rate of street crime, it remains a chronic urban issue.

The police are currently patrolling and conducting targeted operations to control the situation.

Chief Secretary Dr Fakhre Alam suggested that the criminal justice system needs reform, specifically with regard to urban street crime.

He believes that the launching of the Karachi Safe City Project, along with increasing the technical capacity of the Police, would help resolve the matter.

In response to a question, the Chief Minister stated that treatment plants were being installed to release treated waste and industrial water into the sea, which would help control the pollution in the seawater.

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PM Kakar sees no possibility of delay in polls

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  • He urged against politicizing existential threat of terrorism.
  • PM said all political parties had right to take part in polls.
  • He said establishment was playing a neutral role .

SLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said the caretaker government neither had the desire nor the intention to postpone the general election as the Election Commission of Pakistan possessed the powers to consider any such requests.

The prime minister, in an interview urged against politicizing the existential threat of terrorism in some parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and emphasized the need for a united approach.

He said in the given circumstances, mobilizing the people and holding election campaigns would be a challenge in such areas. He reiterated that the caretaker government was resolved to deliver the maximum humanly possible and conclude the polling day to culminate the task assigned to them.

To a question, he said all political parties including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had the right to take part in the electoral process as excluding any registered party would raise questions about the fairness of the polls besides impacting the health of the state and society.

On the concept of “minus one, in the political parties, he said it was due to the lack of institutionalization within their system and called for the need to form local leadership and evolve organically, reducing reliance on individual personalities.

To a question, Prime Minister Kakar said he had always been forthcoming and accessible which developed his relations with the media. About the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the revocation of Article 370, he said the verdict would be judged by history as freedom was not just their right but the ultimate destiny of the Kashmiri people.

He said Pakistan was committed to the Kashmir cause as the whole nation was unanimous on to support their Kashmiri brethren regardless of any political association.

The prime minister said the establishment was playing a neutral role with no hardcore or actionable evidence of them managing political parties or any other intervention in politics.

Asked to comment about the pre-poll predictions of Nawaz Sharif to be the next prime minister, he said all the political parties usually projected their candidates as the winning figures to attract voters.

Coming to the reformative measures taken by his government, the prime minister said they had recovered around Rs 60 billion under the anti-power theft drive.

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Election schedule to be issued 54 days before polls date, says CEC  

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  • Sikandar Sultan Raja said final list of constituencies has been published.
  • The appointment of ROs and DRO will also be done on time.
  • CEC said poll schedule will be announced 54 days from February 8.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja said that the election schedule will be released 54 days before the general election in 2024.

Speaking informally to journalists in Islamabad, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja said the final list of the constituencies has been published and everything else will be done on time.

He said that ECP is doing everything ahead of time, and the election schedule, the appointment of Returning Officers (ROs) and District Returning Officers (DRO) will also be done on time.

On the question regarding the election schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja said that the poll schedule will be announced 54 days from February 8.

The Chief Election Commissioner smilingly replied ‘no comments’ to the question regarding the recruitment of returning and district returning officers from the judiciary or the bureaucracy.

It should be remembered that the ECP has announced that elections will be held on February 8 across the country and the electoral regulatory commission issued the final list of National and Provincial Assembly constituencies according to which 266 of the general seats of the National Assembly from across the country have been selected.

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JI decides to approach apex court against delay in election

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JI
  • JI Deputy Ameer and former MNA prepared petition.
  • The plea will be filed in Supreme Court next week.
  • The election is being delayed on basis after CCI meeting.

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami(JI)  has decided to approach the Supreme Court on the issue of delay in the general election.

Jamaat-e-Islami Deputy Ameer Liaquat Baloch and former MNA Abdul Akbar Chitrali have prepared an petition, through Justice (Retd) Ghulam Mohiuddin. The petition will be filed in the Supreme Court next week.

In the petition prepared by Jamaat-e-Islami, the position has been taken that the delay in the general elections by the caretaker federal government is a violation of Article 224 of the Constitution. It is clear, but the election is being delayed on the basis of the meeting between the representatives of the Council of Common Interests(CCI) and the caretaker Chief Ministers.

In the petition, the position has been taken that in the meeting of the Council of Common Interests(CCI), the two Chief Ministers have completed their first term of the caretaker government, now the status of these governments is illegal and unconstitutional.

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Lebanon holds National Elections first since the financial crisis

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Lebanon holds National Elections first since the financial crisis Electors in Lebanon have gone to the surveys in the primary public political race since a grievous financial breakdown and a blast that destroyed the Beirut waterfront in 2020, in the midst of low assumptions that the pioneers they consider dependable will confront a genuine test … Read more

 Singapore’s FM Lawrence Wong

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Saturday that Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will take over as the city-next state’s leader. According to a party announcement on Thursday, Wong has been selected as the leader of the PAP’s so-called fourth-generation (4G) team, paving the way for him to become the city’s next prime … Read more

‘2017 census was not transparent enough’

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In September last year, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government announced that the upcoming general election – scheduled for July 2023 – would be held on the basis of a new population census. On January 13, the Council of Common Interests (CCI) green-lighted the 7th population and housing census – to be held using smart digital … Read more

Moving in circles

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As the next general election draws closer, politics heats up in Balochistan with veteran politicians and “electables” preparing to jump ships and change loyalties. Some politicians are preparing to join the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) while some other are ready to become part of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The JUI-F which has its eye on … Read more

Czechs make Covid vaccine mandatory for over-60s from March

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Czechs make Covid vaccine mandatory for over-60s from March

PRAGUE, Dec 10, 2021 (AFP) – The Czech Republic has made Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for people aged 60 and above from March 1, the government said on Friday, as it battles one of the highest infection rates in the world. The obligation will also apply to health workers, police officers, firefighters and the military. “We see that people … Read more

Malaysian king accepts prime minister’s resignation

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Malaysian opposition

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has accepted the resignation tendered by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet, the national palace said on Monday. Sultan Abdullah also appointed Muhyiddin as the caretaker prime minister until his successor was chosen, the national palace said in a statement. In a televised address, Muhyiddin … Read more

Malaysian politics in limbo after the crown’s intervention

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malaysia

Malaysia: Malaysia’s politics is on fire as the incumbent Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin decided to dissolve the parliament to prepare for the General Election 15 after losing the majority, however, the King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah of Pahang might refuse the dissolution request and appoint a new prime minister. The intense politicking or rather, … Read more

UK: Muslim voters can influence 31 marginal seats

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The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) released a list of 31 marginal seats in which Muslim voters could have an impact. Top of the list is Kensington in west London, where the Labour candidate, Emma Dent Coad, is defending a majority of 20. The Conservatives came second at the last election, but this time there … Read more

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