In a recent incident in Gujranwala within the PP49 constituency, the PTI reports that police apprehended potential candidate Munawar Gill from the RO's office before receiving nomination papers, releasing him only after office hours.
PPP chief will contest from Lahore's NA-138 constituency, which has traditionally been the stronghold of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with the party securing a majority of seats from the provincial capital in the last many elections.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed his desire to contest the upcoming general election from Lahore, ARY News reported.
Two policemen were injured in a blast at former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar's Lahore residence on Wednesday, according to the police, Dawn newspaper reported.
This statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was installed in the Shahi Fort of Lahore on the occasion of his 180th anniversary in June 2019, but after attacks by some extremists, the statue was damaged.
The ECP's spokesperson said 850 ROs and 144 DROs are currently being trained by senior ECP officers. The training of the officers is expected to be completed by December 19.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has prohibited the registration of new voters, as well as the deletion, revision, and correction of votes on electoral rolls, ARY News reported on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan halted the Lahore High Court (LHC) order that suspended the appointment of ROs and DROs from bureaucracy and directed the electoral watchdog to issue the election schedule by tonight.
Hours after the apex court ruling, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday night issued the election schedule for the general polls set to take place on February 8, 2024, Dawn reported.
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday suspended the Lahore High Court order staying the appointment of returning officers and district returning officers and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to issue the election schedule by Friday night, Dawn reported.