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All Rumours about general elections have died: Murtaza Solangi

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Solangi

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi said that all assumptions and rumours regarding the general elections had died.

Delivering his speech at a function organized by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics ( PIDE)  here, he said that elections will be held and the people of Pakistan will exercise their right to vote.

The minister said it was the responsibility of the caretaker government to provide support to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and it will fulfill its responsibility.

Being a parliamentary democracy, he said, the elected representatives had the rightful mandate to run the system in line with the country’s Constitution.

Urging the national media for responsible reporting on elections, Murtaza Solangi said, “The responsibility of the media had increased a lot with regard to general elections”.

Important issues including the economy, foreign policy, education, and health were used to be part of the manifestoes of political parties, Murtaza Solangi maintained.

He said that basic issues should be discussed and awareness among the people on national issues should be increased.

“Today we are facing problems like population growth,” Murtaza Solangi said that it should be controlled.

He said it was the obligation of the political parties to fulfill promises made to the electorate.

He opined that increasing awareness about national issues was the need of the hour. The minister said that under the 18th Amendment, provinces had been empowered. He also stressed for promotion of democratic attitudes within political parties.

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ECP starts issuing postal ballot papers to voters

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ECP

LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started the process of providing postal ballot papers for the general elections.

Eligible persons with postal ballot paper will complete the process of casting their votes till January 22 while application forms for postal ballot can be downloaded from the Election Commission website.

On receiving the postal ballot, the voter shall send his vote to the District Returning Officer(DRO) as per the prescribed time.

It should be noted that the general elections in the country are scheduled for February 8 next month, and the preparations have entered the final stages.

ECP said printing of ballot papers for the general elections is going on as usual.

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Govt set up high-level committee for security of elections 

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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has established a committee related to security in the general elections.

The notification of the committee set up by the caretaker prime minister for the general elections has been issued. The committee comprised chief secretaries of the four provinces and the home secretary.

The Minister of Communications will be the convener of the committee while committee consists of seven-members.

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ECP dismisses proposal to postpone elections

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ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has dismissed the proposal to postpone the general elections, emphasizing that the established polling date of February 8 was mutually determined with the President of Pakistan.

In a letter addressed to the Joint Secretary (Legislation) of the Senate, the ECP conveyed that it would not be prudent to postpone the general elections at this stage. Additionally, the resolution of the upper house of Parliament cannot be currently implemented.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has already directed the caretaker government to ensure the maintenance of law and order during elections.

This includes enhancing the security framework to create a favorable environment for peaceful and credible conduct of the 2024 general elections.

The letter stated that the ECP has made a commitment before the Supreme Court to conduct the general elections on February 8, 2024.

Similarly, it is worth noting that previous general elections and local government elections have taken place during the winter season.

It’s worth noting that Independent Senator Dilawar Khan has written a letter to the Senate Chairman, expressing concern that the ECP has not taken any steps to implement his resolution passed on January 5, which proposed the postponement of elections.

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No chance of delay in general election: Solangi

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Solangi

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi categorically said that the Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP)  and federal and provincial governments were committed to holding general elections in the country on February 8.

Using his account on social media platforms he said, ” is committed to holding elections on Thursday, February 8 and so are the federal and provincial governments.”

He said that the federal and provincial governments would fulfill all administrative, financial, and security requirements of the ECP, he added.

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CS Punjab directs DCs to act against violators of Polls code

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CS Punjab

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman directed all the deputy commissioners to ensure the implementation of the code of conduct for general elections issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

He gave this directive while presiding over a meeting held at the Civil Secretariat to review the arrangements for the conduct of general elections. The Secretary Home Department and officers concerned attended the meeting while all divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners participated through video link.

Addressing the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that it is the constitutional responsibility of government officials to provide assistance in conducting free, fair and transparent elections.

He said that the implementation of the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission must be ensured and as per law, action must be taken against violators without any discrimination. He directed that in case of violation of the code of conduct, the report regarding the action be sent regularly.

The Chief Secretary said that according to the guidelines of the Election Commission, all the arrangements for the general elections should be completed in advance. He said that a comprehensive security plan should be prepared with the help of police and law enforcement agencies to maintain law and order on the polling day.

Provincial Focal Person /Secretary Local Government Dr. Ahmed Javed Qazi gave briefing at the meeting. He mentioned that areal firing, display of weapons and use of loudspeakers would be banned across the province under the Section 144.

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General elections 2024 will be held on time: ECP

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  • The resolution of Senate will not have any effect on schedule.
  • Only Supreme Court orders can affect election schedule.
  • Earlier, Senate passed resolution to postpone elections.

ISLAMABAD:  After the approval of the resolution in the Senate, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said the General Elections 2024 will be held as per schedule.

Sources said that the ECP said that the resolution of the Senate will not have any effect on the election schedule, except the orders of the Supreme Court, no orders can affect the election schedule.

Earlier, Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani chaired the meeting of the upper house, the resolution to postpone the general elections was approved by majority vote.

The Senate passed the resolution to postpone the elections 2024 in the country by a majority vote.

Senator Dilawar Khan tabled a resolution in the upper house of the Parliament seeking a delay in the elections which was approved by the majority of lawmakers.

He said that it is very cold in most of the areas, due to which it is difficult for these areas to participate in the election process.

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ECP issues guidelines for general elections coverage

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ECP
  • ECP has issued letter to all Returning Officers.
  • SOPs have been issued regarding accreditation cards.
  • All media representatives can apply for accreditation card.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued guidelines for coverage of general elections scheduled on February 8, 2024.

The ECP has issued a letter to all Returning Officers(ROs) in which SOPs have been issued regarding accreditation cards for domestic observers and media.

According to the letter, all media representatives can apply for the accreditation card.

The Election Commission said in the letter that representatives of local NGOs, civil society can also get accreditation cards. The ECP will provide maximum facilities for the observation and coverage of the election process.

It should be noted that the ECP has set the date of the general elections in the country on February 8, 2024, for which all the candidates have submitted their nomination papers and scrutiny of papers have also started.

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ECP forms appellate tribunals for scrutiny of nomination papers 

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ECP
  • Six judges of SHC will hear objections on nomination papers.
  • Five judges of PHC will hear objections as tribunal judges.
  • Candidates can withdraw their nomination papers till Jan 12.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has constituted appellate tribunals to hear the objections on the nomination papers for the upcoming general elections 2024.

According to the notification, five judges of Peshawar High Court will hear objections as tribunal judges while nine judges of Lahore High Court will hear objections on nomination papers as tribunal judges.

Two judges of Islamabad High Court will hear the objections as tribunal judges while two judges of Balochistan High Court will hear the objections as tribunal judges.

According to the notification issued by ECP, six judges of the Sindh High Court will hear the objections on the nomination papers.

It should be noted that the scrutiny of nomination papers for general elections will start from December 25 and the days for scrutiny of papers have been reduced from 7 to 5 days.

Scrutiny will be done till December 30 while appeals against acceptance or rejection of nomination papers can be made till January 3. The Election Tribunal will decide on these appeals till January 10.

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ECP sets up online facilitation center

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ECP
  • Online facility center set up at ECP Secretariat.
  • NADRA, NAB, FIA ,FBR, and SBP are assisting.
  • The online facility center is working 24 hours day.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established an online facilitation center for the scrutiny of the nomination papers of the candidates participating in the general elections.

ECP spokesperson said the online facility center has been set up at the Election Commission Secretariat in which the National Database & Registration Authority(NADRA), National Accountability Bureau(NAB), Federal Investigation Agency(FIA), Federal Board of Revenue(FBR), and State Bank of Pakistan(SBP)  are assisting.

The spokesperson of the ECP said that the online facility center is working 24 hours a day, and the details of the candidates are being sent to the relevant institutions for necessary action.

The spokesperson of the ECP said that the Secretary of Power Division, Secretary of Petroleum Division, Secretary of National Telecommunication, Secretary of Housing, Chief Secretaries of the four provinces, and Chairman of CDA should get the list of candidates from the returning officers. The list of candidates will be published on December 24, 2023.

The Election Commission said that the defaulting candidates should contact the returning officers between 25 and 30 December during the scrutiny of the documents and all institutions should ensure the collection of dues from the defaulting candidates.

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PPP demands ECP to announce exact schedule for elections

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PPP
  • “We want elections whether we get a level playing field or not”.
  • Faisal Kundi said PPP will not tolerate any delay in elections.
  • He said PTI, PML-N are playing court games to postpone election.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party(PPP) has demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan release the schedule of general elections as soon as possible.

People’s Party leader Faisal Karim Kundi said in a news conference “We want elections whether we get a level playing field or not”.

Faisal Karim Kundi said that the People’s Party’s position is that the elections should not go ahead even for a day and they will not tolerate any delay in it.

He said that elections should be held on the same date given by the ECP, Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf are playing court games to postpone the election as both parties are afraid of going to public court.

He said “If the ordinances can be issued in the dark, the election can be held in the light of day and added that PPP will not tolerate any postponement of the election.

Faisal Karim Kundi said that Asif Ali Zardari will address a public meeting in Turbat on December 18, while Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address the Lahore High Court Bar on December 18.

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ECP dismisses election delay assertions

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ECP dismisses election delay assertions

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has dismissed assertions that the upcoming general elections might face a delay, emphasizing its readiness for the scheduled date of February 8. The ECP responded to concerns raised by a political party, stating that the election schedule is pending, leading to growing apprehension about the unfolding situation. A … Read more

ECP approves appointment of DROs, ROs for general elections

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ECP
  • Approval has been given for deployment of 142 DROs.
  • The ECP will depute 859 ROs across county for elections.
  • The list of appointments of officers was sent to ECP by authorities.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has approved the appointment of District Returning Officers (DROs) and Returning Officers (ROs) for upcoming general elections.

ECP sources said approval has been given for the deployment of 142 DROs and 859 ROs across the country. The appointment was approved in a meeting presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner.

In this regard, the Election Commission is likely to issue a notification soon. The list of appointments of officers was sent to the Commission by the authorities.

Sources said that regarding the general elections, the Election Commission has prepared a training schedule for the officers. ROs will be trained for 3 days from December  13 to 15, 2023.

Returning officers will be given selective training at the divisional level. The election training material has been sent to the divisional office.

The ECP officials will give training to the returning officers.

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Nation should not have any doubt about elections schedule: PM

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PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said that the nation should not have any doubts about the general elections scheduled to be held on February 8, 2024.

“I have no doubt about it… The concerns are often associated with our political system. We have a history of our own,” he remarked in an interview with Independent Urdu.

The prime minister expressed the hope that the elections would be held free and fair. To a question, he said he did not consider the general elections of the 70s as a benchmark either as many people had different opinions about those elections. “Of course, they were very transparent. At that time, it was already decided before the elections which way they would go to, so I consider it a problem,” he added.

He said as the arrangements were in place, he was hopeful that the caretaker government would be able to give results in a relatively better way. The prime minister said that he endorsed the Election Commission’s denial of the any delay in the polls . “They (Election Commission) have to conduct (elections). We are with them.” He said as per Election Commission, the election schedule will cover 56 days, based on which the schedule should be announced by December 14.

To a question about the participation of Imran Khan or his party in the general elections, he that there was no restriction on him yet. “However, if something unusual comes up, I can’t say anything about it yet. As of today, they are in a position to contest elections and they will contest.” About the disappearances and resurfacing of PTI leaders, the prime minister said such people went into hiding fearing the arrest for their involvement in attacks on state institutions on May 9.

He said while in hiding, they would have a second thought to leave PTI or politics which was their personal decision. He said that no evidence of ‘state coercion’ had come to his knowledge, and even none of those people had spoken of ‘state coercion’. Until then, it’s just allegations, he added.

Prime Minister Kakar disagreed with the view that the decision of May 9 arsons should be left to the people for elections. He also rejected the allegations of not having a level playing field.

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ECP seeks Pakistan Army help for general elections

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ECP
  • Election Commission Secretary Umar Hameed has written letter.
  • The deployment of Army and other LEA as static should be ensured.
  • Currently Sindh needs 123,000 security personnel for elections duties.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) has sent a letter to the Ministry of Interior for the deployment of the Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces at the polling stations during the general elections.

Election Commission Secretary Umar Hameed has written a letter to Interior Secretary Aftab Akbar Durrani on the issue of static deployment of the Pakistan Army and other law enforcement agencies at the polling station in the general elections.

In the letter, it was said that the deployment of the Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces as a static and quick response force should be ensured, and confirmation should be given to the Election Commission in this regard before December 7.

It has been said in the letter that Islamabad currently needs 9,000 security personnel, there is a shortage of 4,500 personnel while 1,500 personnel of Frontier Constabulary, 1,500 personnel of Rangers, and 1,500 personnel of Azad Kashmir Police are required.

According to the letter, 277,610 personnel are needed in Punjab, 108,500 police personnel are available, there is a shortage of 169,110 personnel in Punjab, 14,977 are required in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakhtunkhwa has this currently there are 92,360  personnel, there is a shortage of 56,717  personnel.

It has been said in the letter that Sindh currently needs 123,000 security personnel, and 105,000 police personnel are available.  Sindh currently has a shortage of 33,462 personnel, while Balochistan currently requires 31,919 personnel, 18,150  personnel are available and 13,719 personnel are required.

591,106 personnel are required in the election, 328,510 personnel are available and currently, there is a shortage of 277,558 personnel in the country.

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PHC orders to stop work on development projects until elections

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  • A two-member bench of PHC heard multiple petitions.
  • Court ordered development work should start after election.
  • Petitioner said interim government does not have authority.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) has ordered authorities concerned to stop work on the ongoing development projects until the general elections of 2024 are held in the province.

A two-member bench of the PHC, comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice S M Attique Shah observed while hearing petitions seeking the court’s order against the uplift project ahead of the upcoming polls.

The court ordered to stop the development work till the general elections and said that the development work should start after the election.

Lawyer petitioner Mian Zakir Hussain said that the caretaker government does not have the authority to carry out development works and added that an election was announced but now development works are being done.

Justice Ijaz Anwar said that the task of the caretaker government is to see the affairs daily, and how will the development work be done after the election is announced.

Justice Ijaz Anwar asked the lawyer of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) whether the elections were taking place. ECP lawyer Mohsin Kamran replied that there would be an election.

The Additional Advocate General said that development works have started in Bannu, Waziristan, and other areas before the caretaker government.

Justice Attique Shah said that tells why the federal and provincial supervisory governments are taking so much interest in development works.

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General Elections 2024: ECP to release final list of constituencies on Nov 30

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ECP
  • ECP is fully prepared for upcoming general elections.
  • ECP completed hearing on all objections on constituencies.
  • The printing of final election lists is going on in NADRA.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja chaired a meeting to review preparations for the upcoming general elections in 2024.

During the briefing in the meeting presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner regarding the preparations for the elections, it was said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is fully prepared for the elections and the final list of constituencies will be published on November 30.

The Election Commission said that the ECP has completed the hearing on all the objections on the preliminary constituencies, and printing of the final election lists is going on in the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).

It was informed in the meeting that after consulting the political parties, the code of conduct has been approved by the electoral regulatory body while the official notification of the code of conduct will be issued in the next few days.

It should be noted that the ECP has announced to hold general elections across the country on February 8, 2024.

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General Elections 2024: ECP to use NADRA server for polls

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ECP
  • The server hosting agreement signed between ECP and NADRA.
  • ECP will use server of NADRA for upcoming general elections 2024.
  • The ECP has also successfully tested EMS in all four provinces.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will use National Database and Registration Authority’s server for the general elections, for which a server hosting agreement was signed between the ECP and NADRA.

The preparations of the Election Commission for the general elections is underway. The server hosting agreement has been signed between the ECP and NADRA, under which the electoral regulatory body  will use the server of NADRA for the general elections.

Sources said that the ECP does not have its own server to store data. The Election Commission will pay rent for server hosting of NADRA.

Sources have said that the results of the general elections will be generated through the new software election management system and the election management system will be operated through digital and manual methods.

On the other hand, Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) has successfully tested EMS and results will be able to be sent online and without internet.

The ECP has successfully tested EMS in all four provinces, tested it in the offices of Regional Election Commissioners and District Election Commissioners in various districts.

The presiding officers will send the results of their polling stations to the returning officers and RO will prepare the results and send them digitally and manually to the ECP, each returning officer will be given four data entry operators.

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