Indonesians vote to replace President Jokowi, candidates call for clean election
- 14-Feb-2024
Indonesians cast their ballots on Wednesday across the Southeast Asian archipelago in an election headlined by the race to succeed President Joko Widodo, whose influence could determine who takes the helm of the world’s third-largest democracy. Nearly 259,000 candidates are contesting 20,600 posts in the world’s biggest single-day election. But all eyes are on the […]
Peshawar police excuses itself from providing security to election candidates
- 03-Feb-2024
PESHAWAR: Peshawar police on Saturday excused itself from providing security to election candidates ahead of the general election 2024, ARY News reported. As per details, the Peshawar police suggested election candidates of political parties to hire security guards from private security companies. However, police will provide security for the corner meetings and public rallies of […]
ECP prohibits election candidates from using Govt officials’ pictures
- 25-Jan-2024
ISLAMABAD: An election candidate could not display picture of a government official on posters, banners and hand bills, ECP sources said. According to sources, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a circular to provincial election commissioners prohibited printing of picture of a government officer on posters, banners and handbills of an election candidate. The […]
Local govt representatives warned against ‘facilitating’ election candidates
- 24-Jan-2024
ISLAMABAD: Following complaints about abuse of powers, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday warned local government representatives against ‘facilitating’ election candidates in political activities and electioneering, ARY News reported. While taking notice of complaints about local government representatives, the electoral watchdog issued the directives in letters to all provincial chief secretaries, and election […]