Govt agrees to form judicial commission to probe rigging allegations
- 07-Nov-2019
'The government will not accept the opposition's demand for fresh elections and PM Imran's resignation'
Trump accuses China of 2018 election meddling
- 27-Sep-2018
UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of seeking to meddle in the Nov 6 US congressional elections, saying Beijing did not want his Republican Party to do well because of his pugnacious stance on trade. “China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election, coming up in November. Against […]
ECP forms tribunals with 120-day deadline to resolve election-related complaints
- 16-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has set up 20 tribunals to hear the complaints of the candidates related to the 2018 General Elections. Out of these 20 tribunals, eight are assigned to address the grievances of Punjab candidates. Similarly, five tribunals are for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), four for Sindh and three for Balochistan. The ECP […]
Members of 15th Sindh Assembly take oath
- 13-Aug-2018
KARACHI: Newly elected members of the Sindh Assmebly took oath at the provincial legislature’s first session on Monday. Outgoing speaker of the provincial assembly Agha Siraj Durrani, who is also acting governor of Sindh, administered the oath to MPAs-elect. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which won a third consecutive term in Sindh, has nominated Mr […]
Ballot secrecy violation: ECP asks Imran to submit own-signed apology letter
- 09-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday asked chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan to submit an apology letter signed by himself in a case of ballot secrecy violation. The ECP bench ordered Imran Khan’s counsel Babar Awan to submit the apology by Friday (tomorrow). Imran was facing two cases with one regarding […]
ECP seeks written reply from Imran over election code violation
- 09-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought a written reply from expected prime minister Imran Khan in a case pertaining to violating secrecy of the ballot, ARY News reported. PTI counsel Babar Awan appeared before the ECP for hearing of the case today. He said the case shouldn’t be dragged further as the […]
ECP stops victory notifications of 11 NA, 23 provincial constituencies
- 08-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has withheld the notification of 11 National and 23 Provincial assemblies’ constituencies due to cases in courts, death of candidates, postponement of election, non-submission of returns and recounting. According to ECP, the notification of Imran Khan’s success in NA-53 (Islamabad) and NA-131 (Lahore) has also been withheld. From […]
ECP issues final list of election winners
- 07-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified the final results of the general election 2018, however, results of a few constituencies have been withheld due to pending disputes in courts. According to the ECP declaration (attached below), the notification of Khan’s win in NA-35, NA-95 and NA-243 is subject to a final ECP […]
No investigation started yet regarding failure of RTS on election day: minister
- 07-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: The investigation regarding failure of Results Transmission System (RTS) on the election day has not yet started and the Cabinet has received a letter from Election Commission of Pakistan for formulating a commission over the matter, it has been reported. Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Law Syed Ali Zafar says that the law […]
ECP to notify final results of elections today
- 07-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will issue a notification on candidates who have been elected on general seats of the national and provincial assemblies. Couple of days ago, the successful candidates had submitted their election expenses to the ECP from all the constituencies. According to the ECP, it has received details of 269 […]