ISLAMABAD: Just eight days before the country goes to polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called a meeting tomorrow (February 1) to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. In a notification issued today, the electoral watchdog said the meeting would be attended by the interior minister, interior secretary, chief secretaries of Balochistan …
RAWALPINDI: As the political environment is highly charged in the country with political parties making their canvassing efforts, supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf clashed with police in different parts of Rawalpindi city where Pakistan People’s Party was holding a public rally at Liaquat Bagh on Sunday. Police took more than 25 workers of the PTI into custody for violating Section 144 …
LAHORE: The police launched a brutal crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidates and activists in several districts of Punjab on Sunday to stop them from taking out election rallies. The party in Lahore, however, showed defiance and its candidates with their workers and supporters organised rallies in all constituencies. Enthusiastic participants of the rallies said they had shunned fear on …
ISLAMABAD: On the call of founding chairman Imran Khan, ticket holders and workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will hold their first countrywide power show, after May 9, on Sunday (today). “We have given clear direction to ticket holders to come out at 2pm and hold rallies and public meetings in their constituencies. They will address the voters and will give …
LAHORE: PTI leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar on Sunday said that his octogenarian father, who is also the former Punjab governor, was arrested by the Punjab police ahead of an election rally in Lahore. The arrest comes as the PTI is set to hold its first major countrywide power show after the May 9 protests. In a post on social …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) overturned the rejection on Friday of PTI central president Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s nomination papers, permitting him to contest in the upcoming general elections. The court instructed the inclusion of Elahi’s name and electoral symbol on the ballot paper for PP-32, Gujarat, while he withdrew from all other constituencies. An appeal against the rejection of nomination papers was …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) claimed on Friday that its websites were “blocked” within Pakistan ahead of general elections scheduled for February 8. The party also demanded an explanation from the authorities. Facing the absence of its signature ‘bat’ electoral symbol for the upcoming polls, the PTI has nominated its candidates as independents with various electoral symbols. To address potential confusion …
ISLAMABAD: PTI President Parvez Elahi took his legal battle to the Supreme Court on Wednesday after the rejection of his election nomination papers by the Lahore High Court earlier this month. Represented by Barrister Haris Azmat, Mr Elahi seeks to overturn the LHC’s Jan 13 ruling that upheld the returning officers’ (ROs) decision to reject his candidacy for the National …
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the Punjab government had imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to hamper the upcoming show of power by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s candidates. He was speaking to media persons after attending proceedings of GBP190 million, Toshakhana, and cipher cases. Accountability judge Mohammad Bashir deferred the indictment of Mr …
ISLAMABAD: The Election commission of Pakistan (ECP) has refused to allocate Grand Democratic Alliance’s election symbol to former Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza to contest National Assembly election from Badin. Dr Fehmida Mirza had filed nomination papers from NA-223 Badin-II which were initially rejected by the returning officer concerned and the appellate tribunal. However, the Sindh High Court had …