Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established federal body responsible for organizing and conducting of elections to state parliament, provincial legislatures, local governments, elections to the office of President of Pakistan, delimitation of constituencies and preparation of Electoral Rolls.

As per the principles enlightened by the Constitution of Pakistan, the Commission makes such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the election is conducted honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance with law.

Judicial review of the decisions of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) can be sought in the High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan if the order suffers from a jurisdictional defect or is mala fide or coram non judice.

ECP suspends Islamabad local government elections schedule

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially issued a notification to suspend the… Read More

New ECP secretary appointed ahead of election 2024

ISLAMABAD: Following the resignation of Omar Hamid, new Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary has… Read More

Elections not possible in 90 days: ECP

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that general elections are not possible within… Read More

Political Parties law permits funds from foreign companies: PTI lawyer

ISLAMABAD: PTI’s lawyer Anwar Mansoor on Tuesday appeared before a panel of the election commission… Read More

ECP seeks deployment of Rangers in Khanewal by-election

LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought Rangers deployment for the bye-election in… Read More

ECP writes letter to Govt, seeks funds for EVM procurement

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought the government to release funds for… Read More

ECP sends letter to political parties, stresses timely intra-party polls

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the political parties to hold timely… Read More

Gillani, son submit replies in ECP in disqualification case

Petitioners Farrukh Habib, Kanwal Shauzab and Maleeka Bukhari, filed a plea seeking disqualification of Senator… Read More

Election Commission hears Babar’s plea in Foreign Funding case

Babar's lawyer Ahmad Hassan appeared before the election commission bench and said that the foreign… Read More

ECP to hold local polls in Punjab, KP in phases, SC informed

The election commission replied the apex court that the local government elections in Punjab will… Read More

ECP removes Election Commissioner Sindh Javed Afridi in major reshuffle

Aijaz Anwar Chohan is posted as the new provincial election commissioner Sindh. Read More

ECP extends deadline for delimitation process in Punjab

The final lists of the delimitation process would be issued on October 25. Read More

ECP fixes date for disqualification petition against Faryal Talpur

The sister of PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari is blamed for concealing her properties in… Read More

ECP decides to probe RTS failure during 2018 polls

The ECP expressed its resentment on NADRA officials over failure of the RTS system during… Read More

ECP issues initial delimitation for Sindh cantonment boards

The ECP has asked to submit reservations on the initial delimitation in eight provincial cantonment… Read More

KP govt to finalize delimitation process for LB polls by March 20, ECP told

Rules for the delimitations have been forwarded to the cabinet for approval and matters relating… Read More

ECP adjourns PTI funding case hearing till March 05

PTI's Secretary General Aamir Mehmood failed to appear before the election commission in the party's… Read More

Petition in SHC seeks local bodies’ elections without further ado

'Local bodies all over the province have completed their tenure' Read More

Govt to seek more time from court for finalizing top ECC appointments

The government and the opposition on Monday failed to reach consensus over appointment of Chief… Read More

IHC suspends Presidential appointment of two ECP members

A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard a petition filed by… Read More