Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s member national assembly Faisal Vawda resigned from his seat on Wednesday. He submitted his resignation in Islamabad High Court (IHC). Earlier, after casting his vote in National Assembly, the PTI leader claimed that Yousaf Raza Gilani will lose and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will sacrifice some other senator to elect Gilani to Senate […]
Senate elections
Senate Elections: Hafeez Shaikh will bag over 180 votes, says Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry showed his overwhelming confidence about PTI’s one sided win in the on going Senate Elections. The senate elections are being contested for the 37 vacant seats. Minister for Science and Technology tweeted that the elections are an easy win for PTI. Fawad Chaudhry further showed his […]
Senate Elections: Polling begins for 37 seats
Polling for the 37 vacant senate seats has begun in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan assemblies and Parliament House Islamabad. Polling started at 9am and will continue uninterrupted till 5pm. Member of National Assembly Shafiq Arain was the first person to cast the vote. On March 11, a total of 52 senators in the house […]
Senate elections to be held through secret ballot as per past practice: ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Tuesday that the Senate elections scheduled for March 3 (tomorrow) will follow the previous procedures of secret ballot. The decision of Election Commission of Pakistan came a day later the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), announced its opinion on the presidential reference on open Senate vote and […]
Government respects SC decision on Senate election: Sheikh Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Mar 1: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the government fully respected the Supreme Court’s decision to conduct the forthcoming Senate elections through secret ballot under Article 226 of the Constitution. The government was committed to ensure free, fair and transparent elections and expecting to clinch the majority seats in the senate polls, […]
ECP is empowered to take all measures curb corruption: SC
Supreme Court stated that the Senate elections will be held under Article 226 of constitution (secret ballot). However, Election Commission of Pakistan is empowered to take all measures to curb corrupt practices under Article 218 (3). SC also said that secrecy is not absolute. The supreme court also suggested the Election Commission of Pakistan to […]
Campaign for Senate polls to end on March 1 midnight: ECP
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that the campaign for Senate election in the country will come to an end by the midnight today. 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 […]
Senator Faisal Javed terms SC’s decision of secret ballot as “Victory for Pakistan”
In a media address outside the Supreme Court, Senator Faisal Javed while talking to reporters said the decision was a victory for Pakistan. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has always fought to curb corruption at all levels. Stating that when elections are held through identifiable ballots, no one would dare to sell their […]
Senate elections to be held through secret ballot: SC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), announced its opinion on the presidential reference on open Senate vote and said that Senate elections will be held through secret ballot. Supreme Court stated that the Senate elections will be held under Article 226 of constitution (secret ballot). However, Election Commission of Pakistan is empowered to take […]
PPP to be the largest party in senate, says Zardari
KARACHI: Speaking about the upcoming Senate elections, former president Asif Ali Zardari says that he is confident PPP will form majority in the senate after elections. “PPP’s elected MPs are my strength. I am proud of my party members, the incumbent government has to go,” he stated while addressing the PPP members of Sindh Assembly and […]