ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday clarified that elections would still be held on the 25th of July, despite a Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict on Tuesday that held delimitation in four constituencies void. The ECP claimed that it was its constitutional mandate to hold elections within sixty days of the dissolving […]
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PPP reverts to sword, while PML-N’s lion and PTI’s bat all set to battle it out in upcoming elections
The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) will contest the upcoming elections under its historic banner of the sword, while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will use its traditional lion and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s symbol will be the bat. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) confirmed this information when it allotted 77 parties their electoral symbols for the […]
Senate elections: deadline to submit nomination papers ends
ISLAMABAD: The deadline to submit nomination papers of candidates for the Senate elections scheduled to be held on March 3 ended on Thursday. 144 candidates submitted their forms to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for 52 seats. Out of the total 144, there were 34 candidates each from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) while 28 from […]
Senate elections will be held on March 3: ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commision of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the schedule for the Senate elections. Polling to elect Senate members would be held on March 3. Candidates can submit their nomination papers from February 4 to 6 while the scrutiny of the nomination papers will be completed by February 9. According to the ECP, four senators will […]
Democracy under no threat, says DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Monday that there is no danger to democracy as long as it benefits the country. Maj Gen Asif said that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has always been a believer in democracy and that he holds the constitution […]
ECP to complete delimitation of constituencies in May 2018
LAHORE: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will complete the process of delimitation of constituencies by May 3, 2018. Talking to media on Friday, ECP Secretary Babar Yaqoob said five delimitation committees have been formed. However, he did not disclose further details. The secretary said that the ECP has summoned constituency maps from the provincial governments by […]