KARACHI: Out of total 19,004 polling stations, over 1,3000 have been declared sensitive and highly sensitive, it emerged on Wednesday. Addressing a joint press conference along with Information Minister Ahmed Shah, caretaker Home Minister retired Brigadier Haris Nawaz said that there were 5,954 normal, 6,593 sensitive and 6,457 highly sensitive polling stations. He said a total of 122,000 policemen were …
ISLAMABAD: About 10,000 officials of police and other security agencies will perform security duty in Islamabad during the upcoming election, police said on Wednesday. In this regard, a ban has been imposed on policemen’s holidays, they said, adding that besides it was also under consideration to reinstate the suspended official, including over 70 officials who have been suspended during the …
RAWALPINDI: The total estimated expenditure for the upcoming national elections scheduled for February 8, 2024, covering 40 districts of Punjab, including Islamabad, is set at Rs4.59 billion. Among the districts, the election budget for the three seats of the federal capital is Rs83.35 million, and for the six districts comprising the Rawalpindi division, it stands at Rs225.3 million. The breakdown …
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet on Tuesday – on the recommendation of the interim interior ministry – approved the deployment of the army and civil armed forces’ troops for conducting the next general elections peacefully. The soldiers will not only perform duties in sensitive constituencies and at polling stations, but also act as a rapid response force. A meeting of …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi said on Tuesday that international observers and journalists would visit Pakistan to monitor and cover the February 8 general elections. Last year in October, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had asked the Foreign Office to take all necessary steps to invite international observers for the elections. Later that month, the electoral watchdog had extended an invitation to …
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Monday urged his supporters to join him in a protest against what he called the “mother of all selection” taking place in the country. Imran, currently incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail in connection with the cypher case, voiced his concerns during an informal conversation with the media over …
ISLAMABAD: Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday announced that he and his “group” would “completely boycott” the upcoming general elections, terming the electoral process “fake”. The imprisoned politician made the remarks in a handwritten letter addressed to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a copy of which is available with Dawn.com. His official account on X also reposted a copy …
ISLAMABAD: With the general elections a little over two weeks away, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday released the list of contesting candidates. According to the ECP schedule, Jan 12 was the last date for withdrawal of candidature and publication of the revised list of candidates. However, it was delayed due to litigation. On Feb 8, PML-N supreme leader Nawaz …
ISLAMABAD: Former PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has said that those in power should realise that the party has been subjected to a lot already and shouldn’t be pushed to the point of no return. In an interview with Voice of America Urdu, Mr Gohar said “vengeful actions” against PTI have not abated even after the start of the election process. “Those …
SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf organised its first power show since the May 9 incidents at the residence of former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser here on Saturday with the participants insisting the party would emerge victorious in the Feb 8 elections. Party workers from every nook and corner of the district attended the convention. “We have passed through a very difficult time, but …