ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that four out of the eight election tribunals in Punjab have become operational to address election disputes, while the remaining will be notified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) soon. Consequently, a five-judge SC bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, directed Advocate Sikandar Bashir Mohmand, the …
ISLAMABAD: Ten days after the Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to immediately implement its verdict on eligibility of PTI for reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies, the ECP will hold another meeting on Tuesday to consult a legal expert on how to go about. Informed sources told Dawn that the commission held meetings on a …
ISLAMABAD: In a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday stated that the Supreme Court’s judgment on reserved seats “cannot be implemented under the Amended Election Act, 2017”. In July, the SC declared Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) eligible for seats reserved for women and minorities, dealing a major …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan will take up the PTI’s intra-party election case tomorrow (Wednesday), a move that comes four days after the Supreme Court reprimanded the ECP for failing to implement the top court’s July 12 ruling, which declared Imran Khan’s party eligible for reserved seats in the National and provincial assemblies. The ECP’s decision also comes amid …
ISLAMABAD: The local government elections in Islamabad were postponed for the third time on Wednesday after the Election Commission of Pakistan issued a notification “to hold in abeyance” the election programme issued on Aug 20 till further orders. According to the ECP notification, “Consequent upon the recent amendments made by parliament in Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act 2015….. dated …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declined to share the requisite information on election expenses and other financial matters to a Senate panel, pointing out that being an independent body, it was out of the standing committee’s purview under the constitution. The agenda set for Senate’s standing committee on parliamentary affairs for its Tuesday meeting included a comprehensive …
ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take meaningful actions to get its prestige restored. Appearing before a four-member bench of the ECP, headed by Member from Sindh Nisar Ahmed Durrani, in contempt of ECP and Chief Election Commissioner against him and PTI founder Imran Khan, he said respect is drawn …
ISLAMABAD: Both houses of Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to bar independent lawmakers from joining a party after a stipulated period with the opposition PTI voicing a strong protest against it. The bill, titled “Elections (Second Amendment) Act, 2024” has introduced amendments to the Elections Act 2017 and is being seen by political observers as a move to frustrate the …
ISLAMABAD: The PTI registered its protest as a National Assembly committee on Wednesday approved a bill proposing amendments to the election law, suggesting that a political party should not be allocated seats reserved for women and non-Muslim candidates if it failed to submit its list for the reserved seats within the prescribed time. The PML-N had tabled the Election Act (Amendment) Bill, …
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N on Tuesday tabled the Election Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the National Assembly, calling for a restriction on independent lawmakers joining political parties after a certain period. Tabled by PML-N MNA Bilal Azhar Kayani, the bill’s statement of object and reasons argued that Articles 51 and 106 of the Constitution provided for the allocation of seats to …