Pakistan's Election Commission suspended 152 lawmakers from the National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies for failing to submit asset and liability statements by the deadline. The ECP said they will stop functioning as members until they submit the required statements.
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.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday took notice of the discrepancy between the judicial decision on lifetime disqualification under Article 62 (1) (f) and the amendments made to the Elections Act, 2017, ARY News reported.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): More than 160 illegal means are used to influence poll results in Pakistan as around 80 per cent of them could be addressed by introducing electronic voting machines (EVMs), reported Dawn.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 30 (ANI): With the advent of the new year, Pakistan's Supreme Court will hear as many as 13 petitions challenging the Elections Act, 2017.