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Pak: Election Commission postpones Islamabad local government elections sc
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the postponement of the local government elections in Islamabad, which were originally set to take place on October 9.
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Bilawal Bhutto acknowledges lack of transparency in Pak elections 2024
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, Bilawal emphasised the need to end the recurring issue of rigging in elections through political consensus. "The politicians need to agree that the match should be played fairly and the result should also be accepted," he asserted.
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US passes resolution seeking probe into Pak elections; Islamabad terms it
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The resolution -- passed with 85 per cent of House members participating and 98 per cent voting in its favour -- urged US President Joe Biden to collaborate with Pakistan in upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
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Pak elections: Zardari's election as president is the continuity of democr
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated President-elect Asif Ali Zardari on his success in Pakistan's 14th presidential election, stating that elected members of all provincial and national legislative bodies had expressed confidence in the ruling coalition's candidate during the poll, a
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Pak parliament calls joint session to elect President on March 9
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif was picked as the PM-designate, the joint session of the National Assembly was called on March 9 to elect the next president of the country, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.
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Section 144 imposed in Islamabad ahead of polls to pick Pakistan Prime Min
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In response to heightened security concerns, the police in Islamabad have enforced section 144 on Saturday.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: JUI-F holds protests against election rigging, 'proscr
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to the report, Pakistan's apex court recently issued a release order for a person accused of distributing supposedly proscribed religious literature. The protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came almost two weeks after the apex court's order on an appeal against a verdict of the Lahore H
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Jailed Imran Khan writes to IMF, seeks election audit before new loan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, confirmed on Friday that he had sent a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demanding that it hold an audit of the election results before approving any new loan for Islamabad, The News International rep
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Pakistan's opposition leader decries election rigging, demands electoral b
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The money wasted in the name of elections should be returned and a case should be lodged against CEC Raja, the JI senator said, demanding the formation of an autonomous judicial commission at the Supreme Court's level.
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PTI allies with Sunni Ittehad Council to secure reserved seats in parliame
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Since the February 8 elections, the PTI has been struggling to join the ranks of another party to ensure its reserved seats as the party-backed candidates had contested the elections as independents following the loss of its electoral symbol 'bat'.
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Pak election committee 'seeks' transcript of ex-Rawalpindi commissioner's
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) committee on Monday requested a transcript of ex-Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Chatha's news conference on election rigging allegations, ARY News reported, citing sources.
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Pakistan: Amid rigging allegations, Rawalpindi police officer takes 15-day
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha confessed to his role in rigging the recent Pakistan elections, the city's regional police officer, Syed Khurram Ali, took 15-day leave on Sunday, the Express Tribune reported.
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