Two PTI covering candidates withdraw from KP Senate elections
- 21-Jul-2025
PESHAWAR: In a major relief for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), two of its covering candidates have withdrawn from the upcoming Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PTI’s covering candidate, Waqas Orakzai, made the announcement after meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. “I am not withdrawing under any pressure,” Waqas Orakzai clarified. “I received a […]
Senate elections: PTI, opposition ‘in talks’ to elect all candidates unopposed
- 16-Jul-2025
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and other opposition parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), are engaged in discussions to ensure the unopposed election of 11 senators from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported. According to numerical strength in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, the ruling PTI is in position to […]
Senate elections on 11 KP seats to be held on July 21
- 04-Jul-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued a schedule for Senate elections on 11 seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with the polling to be held on July 21. According to a notification issued here, the elections will be held for seven general, two women, and as many technocrat/ulema seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. […]
PHC orders ECP to decide on senate elections within 60 days
- 24-Jan-2025
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) has directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide on Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa within 60 days, ARY News reported. As per details, the decision came in response to a petition filed by a candidate for the technocrat seat in the Senate elections. Justice S.M. Ateeq Shah, in […]
ECP notifies victory of 37 Senators
- 05-Apr-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially issued notifications of success for 37 candidates who were elected to the Senate in the April 2 elections. According to a notification, among them are Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Ishaq Dar from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), both representing the federal […]
Senate elections: Vawda wins; PPP secures 10 seats from Sindh
- 02-Apr-2024
KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) bagged 10 out of 12 seats in the Senate elections from Sindh with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and independent candidate Faisal Vawda winning a seat each, ARY News reported. As per the results announced by the returning officers, the PPP secured five general, two technocrats, one minority, and two women […]
ECP postpones Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 02-Apr-2024
The provincial election commissioner has postponed the Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) following the application of the opposition members. Provincial Election Commissioner Shamshad Khan after consulting with the CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja announced the postponement of Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Following the postponement of polling, the ECP staff left the assembly with the […]
ECP finalizes arrangements for Senate polls on April 2
- 01-Apr-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized all preparations for conducting nationwide Senate elections on April 2. Polling will be held in the National Assembly and all four provincial assemblies from 9 AM to 4 PM. Ballot papers in four different colors have been printed for the Senate elections. White papers will be […]
Polling on vacant seats of Senate to be held tomorrow
- 01-Apr-2024
ISLAMABAD: Polling on the thirty vacant seats of the Senate of Pakistan will be held tomorrow (Tuesday). The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has already notified eighteen candidates as unopposed returned on vacant seats in Balochistan and Punjab. Polling for the rest of the thirty seats will be held in the National Assembly and provincial […]
ECP finalises arrangements for Senate elections on April 2
- 31-Mar-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalised all preparations for conducting nationwide Senate elections, the upper house of the bicameral parliament, on April 2. Polling would be held in the National Assembly and all four provincial assemblies from 9 AM to 4 PM. Ballot papers in four different colors have been printed for […]