The Election Commission of Pakistan monitoring teams fined all candidates running in the 2024 general elections a total of (PKR) 85,000 for "violating" the election code in different constituencies around the nation, reported ARY News.
Ballot-printing for certain constituencies has been put on hold in Pakistan due to litigation, an official from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) told Dawn.
The Commission gives away awards every year in four categories -- general, special, best-performing government departments or institutions and best-performing state -- to encourage and congratulate officers who have performed in elections.
If orders keep coming to change the election symbols, the elections scheduled for February 8 may have to be delayed again, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) warned, Dawn reported on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has lost its election symbol but continues to be recognised as a political party by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), The News International newspaper reported.
Talking to media persons, Naidu said that the Election Commission should take the "irregularities" in the voter lists in the Chandragiri Assembly segment as a case study.
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Tareen said the court's decision should not be linked with the level-playing field for the upcoming general elections.
The ECP directed all political parties concerned to comply with Section 206 of the Elections Act, 2017, to ensure a mandatory 5 per cent representation of women candidates on general seats after the allocation of election symbols.
As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) stands deprived of its iconic 'bat' symbol after the Peshawar High Court order, the party candidates are being allotted other symbols by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), ARY News reported.
The Pakistan Supreme Court will not interfere in the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) affairs, over the row regarding iconic 'bat' symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa said, The News International reported.
The Commission is set to hold the meeting with the District Magistrate (DM), Superintendent of Police (SP), Police Commissioner, and Divisional Commissioner of all the districts in Lucknow on January 30.
Shandana Gulzar is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) candidate from the NA-30 constituency. Sajid Nawaz, Arbab Amir, Arbab Sher Ali and Asif Khan will be contesting from PTI in different constituencies of Peshawar.