PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s visit to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has been scheduled. She will be going there to lead the party’s election campaign for the upcoming election. She will visit AJK from July 8 to July 19. Maryam Nawaz will address the first public gathering at Muzaffarabad on July 8 followed […]
Elections
PTI forms a campaign committee for AJK elections
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) has formed a five-member campaign committee to oversee and steer the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) elections to be held on July 25. According to a notification issued here, PTI Senator Saifullah Khan Niazi said the committee will also establish a control center fully equipped for communications and media management […]
PTI AJK releases election manifesto, promises wide-ranging reforms
Releasing its election manifesto for upcoming polls, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) AJK chapter’s President Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhary on Wednesday announced to bring wide-ranging reforms in the state after coming into power. Elaborating the salient features of the manifesto, Central Information Secretary PTI AJK Chapter Ershad Mahmood told APP here on Wednesday that in a 30-page […]
AJK General Elections 2021 building momentum
The election campaigns for the upcoming General Elections in Azad Jammu & Kashmir got momentum after the returning officers unveiled the list of eligible candidates in all 45 constituencies of the AJK legislative assembly. The upcoming legislative assembly would consist of 53 seats out of which, upon 33 seats, candidates will be elected through direct […]
PML-N opposing electoral reforms due to fear of defeat: Dr Firdous
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister (SACM) on Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that the PML-N was opposing electoral reforms, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and giving overseas Pakistanis a right to vote in the next general elections due to fear of its defeat. In her tweet, she said the PML-N had always won […]
Provincial Election Commissioner reviews arrangements for Sialkot by polls
Provincial Election Commissioner Punjab Ghulam Israr Khan has directed the district administration of Sialkot and concerned officials of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to make all out foolproof arrangements for holding free, fair, transparent, impartial and peaceful by election in Sialkot constituency (PP 38,Sialkot-IV) scheduled to be held on July 28,2021. Provincial Election Commissioner stated […]
AJK candidates start filing nomination papers for elections
Amidst exceptional enthusiasm, candidates from various political parties, besides independent candidates, have started filing nomination papers in their respective electoral constituencies. In all 10 districts of Azad Jammu Kashmir besides 12 constituencies meant for Pakistan-based Jammu Kashmir refugees in various parts of the country have started filing papers to jump into the general elections to […]
PML-N announces 36 candidates for Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections
For the upcoming elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Muslim League-N announced on Wednesday, candidates for 36 out of 45 constituencies of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The list of candidates was posted on Twitter by the party’s spokesperson, Marriyum Aurangzeb and it was signed by the PML-N secretary general Ahsan Iqbal. […]
Schedule of 11th general elections of Azad Kashmir released
The Chief Election Commissioner released the schedule for the 11th general elections of Azad Kashmir. A press conference was held with the chief election commissioner and members of the election commission present. Addressing the press conference, the chief election commissioner said that elections for 33 constituencies of Azad Kashmir and 12 seats for refugees would […]
Fawad says modern technology inevitable for transparency in elections
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said that the use of modern technology is a need of the hour to ensure transparency in the elections. Talking to a delegation of the Insaf Lawyers Forum, he said that Rawalpindi, Multan and Punjab bar councils have already expressed their desire to […]