ISLAMABAD: As resolutions seeking a delay in the polls continue to land in the Senate, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has made it clear that general elections scheduled for February 8 cannot be put off “at this stage”. In response to a letter received from the Senate Secretariat along with a copy of a resolution seeking a delay in …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan on Monday alleged that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif was “playing with the support” of “two umpires” and one of them had recently given a “no-ball” in his favour. Speaking to reporters in Adiala Jail after the hearing of the Toshakhana case, he said recent events which had sidelined the PTI and …
LAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said his party would approach courts over the “prevailing trend” in Punjab where party candidates were being denied the ‘arrow’ symbol. On Sunday, PPP Senator Taj Haider had written to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over PPP candidates Muhammad Fayyaz Bhatti and Mujahid Islam — contesting from PP-163 (Lahore) and PP-119 (Toba Tek …
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to ensure compliance with the poll rules, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday told the political parties to submit their candidates’ list to the watchdog within five days to ensure that at least five per cent of women candidates are allocated general seats under Section 206 of the Elections Act, 2017. According to a …
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Barrister Gohar Khan on Monday said his party would not boycott the February 8 general elections despite being stripped of its iconic electoral symbol ‘bat’. “The PTI will issue a list of supported candidates, with their respective electoral symbols, within three days,” he said, requesting the nation to vote for these candidates in the upcoming polls. Barrister …
LAHORE: Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Khan Tareen has formally launched his election campaign with pledges to address the issues faced by voters. Speaking at a workers’ convention in Multan, the IPP leader expressed his desire to steer the country towards prosperity. The sugar baron, who is contesting the election for two seats — NA-149 (Multan) and NA-155 (Lodhran) — …
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Sunday said five officers, including the Margalla station house officer (SHO), had been suspended following a preliminary inquiry into yesterday’s raid at the residence of PTI leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan. The raid at Barrister Gohar’s house, located in F-7, was conducted on Saturday while he was appearing before the Supreme Court for the hearing on the petition against the …
ISLAMABAD: With election-related activity slowly picking up steam in the country, a third resolution seeking a delay in the February 8 polls landed in the Senate on Sunday, this time citing the weather and the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On January 5, a thinly-attended session of the upper house of parliament had become the talk of the town after …
LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Saturday reserved decisions on the petitions of PTI leadership Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Parvez Elahi as well as former minister Fawad Chaudhry and others against the rejection of their nomination papers for the Feb 8 election. Headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, the three-judge bench allowed an appeal of Qaisera …
ISLAMABAD: In a massive blow to PTI, the Supreme Court on Saturday set aside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order that reinstated “bat” as the party’s electoral symbol for the upcoming general elections. The verdict means the PTI’s ticket holders would have to contest the elections as independent candidates. The PTI’s bid to join the elections using the PTI-Nazriati splinter group’s symbol, …