Electoral Reforms parliamentary body to meet again today
- 12-Jul-2023
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms that met yesterday in the Parliament House, will also meet today on proposed amendments to the election law, ARY News reported. The government is likely to introduce a number of amendments to the Election Act, 2017 to ensure timely submission of election results. The committee, chaired by Ayaz […]
NA approves amendments to Elections Act; scraps use of EVMs
- 26-May-2022
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday approved Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to remove the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in next general elections, ARY News reported. The bill was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Murtaza Javed Abbasi that was passed with a majority vote. The bill is expected to be sent […]
Govt to bring electoral reforms bill next week: Khursheed Shah
- 18-May-2022
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to bring the electoral reforms bill in the National Assembly next week, ARY News reported on Wednesday. Talking to media, Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Shah has said that the government will bring legal and electoral reforms before and after the upcoming Federal Budget. “Next elections could not […]
President Arif Alvi signs Electoral Reforms Bill 2021
- 02-Dec-2021
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Thursday signed the Electoral Reforms Bill 2021, days after the joint session of the Parliament gave it a go-ahead with a majority vote, ARY NEWS reported. Following the president’s nod, the Electoral Reforms Bill 2021 has now turned into law. Addressing the signing ceremony, the president congratulated Prime Minister Imran […]
Shehbaz decides to hold APC for consensus on electoral reforms bill
- 19-Jun-2021
The final date of APC would be announced soon, sources told ARY News.
PML-N paves way for Nawaz Sharif’s reinstatement as party chief
- 29-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly session has been summoned on October 2, two days earlier before the scheduled date, to pave the way for reinstatement of deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as the chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The move is being deemed as part of the ruling party’s endeavour to restore deposed premier […]
‘PML-N destroying last vestiges of ethics and morality’
- 22-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday strongly criticised the passage of Electoral Reforms Bill 2017 without the amendment suggested by opposition parties in Senate. The Senate on Friday passed the Electoral Reforms Bill 2017 paving way for the former PM Nawaz Sharif to regain PML-N’s chairmanship. Clause 203 of the bill allows […]