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Pakistan: Election Commission indicts Imran Khan, Fawad Chaudhry in contem
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday indicted former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and former minister Fawad Chaudhry in a case of contempt against the electoral body and the chief election commissioner, Geo News reported.
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Congress leader Jaya Thakur moves SC challenging exclusion of CJI from sel
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The petition filed by Jaya Thakur and Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram stated that the provisions of the enactment, are violative of the principle of free and fair elections since it does not provide an "independent mechanism" for appointment of the members of the Election Commission of India (ECI)
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PIL in SC seeking to include CJI in selection committee for CEC, EC appoin
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
It seeks direction to the Centre to include the Chief Justice of India in the selection committee for the appointment of the CEC and ECs which currently comprises of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to approch SC and Peshawar Court against Election
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Gohar called the ECP's decision "very weak" and added that the matter was urgent for which the PTI "will go to courts."
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Parliament passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, with Law Minister Arjun Meghwal stating that legislation has been brought following a judgement of the Supreme Court
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Pakistan: Top lawyers' bodies raise concerns over poll procedure, conduct
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Top lawyers' bodies in Pakistan have raised concerns over the poll procedure and the conduct of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Bill on appointment of CEC, ECs if passed by Parliament should be 'struck
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman on Friday said that if the Bill on the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners is passed by both the Houses of Parliament, then it should be struck down by the court.
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Pakistan People's Party urges Election Commissioner to remove reservations
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi urged the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja to remove the reservations of all the political parties and ensure free and fair elections in the country, as reported by ARY News.
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BJP wants Election Commission to operate as per government's wish: Congres
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
This is nothing but one more attempt to weaken another constitutional body of the country, said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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FIR in Telangana against CEC, ECs prompts govt to protect them from legal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The First Information Report (FIR) against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar prompted the government to safeguard CEC and Election Commissioners (ECs) from legal proceedings related to actions taken during their tenure, provided such actions were carried out in the discharge of o
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Rajya Sabha passes Bill on appointment of CEC, ECs Opposition calls it att
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the legislation on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, while the Opposition walked out of the proceedings after markings its objection to the proposed law.
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Modi govt committed to maintaining impartiality of all institutions: Arjun
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said that the functioning of the Election Commission is impartial and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is committed to maintaining the impartiality of all the institutions.
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