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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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Pakistan: Amid suspense over poll date, caretaker PM Kakar calls Delimitat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amidst speculation surrounding the announcement of the election date, Pakistan's Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar emphasized that the delimitation process is a "constitutional" exercise, The News International reported on Wednesday.
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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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Knesset delegation visits Azerbaijani Parliament
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
On September 4, Speaker of the National Assembly Sahiba Gafarova met with members of the Israel-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary friendship group – Evgeni Sova, Osher Shkalim, Tatiana Mazarski and Almog Cohen.
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Pakistan Peoples Party demands general elections in 90 days
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) demanded that their party wants Pakistan's general elections be conducted within 90 days, emphasizing that the country will suffer from a constitutional crisis if polls exceed the three-month period, reported Geo News.
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Pakistan Law Ministry says President should take responsibility for his ac
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"As per Article 75 of the Constitution [of Pakistan], when a Bill is sent for assent, the President has two options: either give assent or refer the matter to the parliament with specific observations. Article 75 does not provide for any third option. In the instant matter, neither of the re
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Pakistan: Election Commission issues guidelines as country gets interim go
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The notification states that the ECP is “mandated with the constitutional duty to organise and conduct elections in terms of Article 218(3) of the Constitution and to make such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the elections are conducted honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance
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Elections will be held in February, says former Opposition leader of Pakis
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Riaz's statement comes after Balochistan Awami Party Senator Anwaarul Haq Kakar was named as Pakistan's interim Prime Minister.
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Pakistan: Sindh’s Governor hints at possible delay in general elections
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Tessori appreciated the appointment of Anwarul Haq Kakar as caretaker Prime Minister and hoped that the latter would carry out his duties effectively by taking all political parties into confidence.
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Pakistan People's Party unhappy over Anwarul Haq Kakar's appointment as Ca
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Khurshid Shah said they were unaware that Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar will be appointed as caretaker Prime Minister. PPP had finalized five names which included Saleem Abbas, Jalil Abbas, Muhammad Malik and Afzal Khan from KP, he added.
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Pakistan: Balochistan Assembly to be dissolved today
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Meanwhile, no name has been finalized yet for the appointment of the caretaker chief minister. According to sources, the first round of talks between JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and BNP-M chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal was held in Islamabad on Friday.
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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif hopeful of finalising caretaker PM today
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“As provided in Article 224 (1A) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly may propose a suitable person for the appointment of care-taker Prime Minister not later than 12th August,” said President Alvi in the letter to
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