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Pakistan President, Election Commission agrees to hold general elections o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A delegation headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja met with the President at the Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad after Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan called on him.
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Imran Khan unhappy with President Alvi for failing to ensure timely electi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed displeasure over President Arif Alvi's "failure" to ensure timely elections in the country, Geo News reported on Wednesday.
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Pak election panel to hold meeting with parties in October to discuss code
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday announced that it has scheduled a meeting with political parties in October to discuss the code of conduct for elections, which it expects to hold in January, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.
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Supreme Court returns Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s petition seeking polls wi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The plea was returned as the former ruling alliance did not approach the relevant forums before filing the petition in the Supreme Court.
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Pak: President Alvi's proposed election date 'under pressure', says former
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Following the Pakistan President Arif Alvi's suggestion on election date, former opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz said that President suggested the elections' date 'under pressure', reported ARY News.
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Rights Body in Pakistan rejects police narrative on Jaranwala blasphemy ca
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Naveed Walter, president of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), said that police have made fake reports on Jaranwala’s blasphemy incidents. “We reject both versions of police, first of foreign conspiracy just after the incident dated 16 August and now of honour crime to personal interests,”
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Pak: Weird thing that certain party gave date for election, says Bilawal B
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
His remarks came in the midst of the ongoing debate over when elections should be held, as political circles are still at odds about the election's timetable.
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Pakistan: President Alvi proposes November 6 as election date
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a major development, Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Wednesday, in a letter to a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, proposed November 6, as the date of national elections, Dawn reported.
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Election Commission's prerogative to decide poll date: Pakistan's caretake
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The issue arose after President Arif Alvi invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja last month for a meeting to “fix an appropriate date” for general elections after the ECP expressed its inability to hold elections within the constitutionally mandated period.
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Overseas Pakistanis urge President Alvi to punish those involved in Jaranw
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Overseas Pakistani Christian Alliance (OPCA) condemned the Jaranwala incident in which 19 churches and multiple houses were gutted in a suspected arson by a mob and urged the government to punish those who are responsible for this crime.
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Pakistan: President Alvi summons poll panel chief to fix date for general
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid the political crisis in Pakistan, President Arif Alvi on Wednesday invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja to hold a meeting with him to fix an “appropriate date” for the general elections, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan President’s Secretariat seeks Secretary Waqar Ahmed’s replacement
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
An official statement posted on the President of Pakistan’s official account on X (formerly Twitter) said, “In view of the definite statement of yesterday, President’s Secretariat has written a letter to Principal Secretary to Prime Minister that the services of Mr Waqar Ahmed, Secretary to
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