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Pak Supreme Court to take up ECP review petition on Punjab election today
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The electoral authority had postponed the Punjab polls to October, which the PTI had challenged. The Supreme Court, in an April 4 order, declared the ECP's decision to be unconstitutional, without lawful authority or jurisdiction, void ab-initio and of no legal effect.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan to hold rallies from May 8-14
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Imran Khan announced that he would come out and prepare the people to protest if the elections were not held. He said, "When a country's Constitution is violated, it means the justice system and the rule of law have ended. Most of all, it means that the nation has lost its freedom and become
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Pak SC will have to accept parliament's decision on Punjab elections: PML-
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"You will have to accept the decision of the Parliament. If the Constitution of the country is supreme then parliament is also supreme," she said while addressing a workers' convention in Lahore to mark International Labour Day.
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Pakistan: PPP postpones protest in Sindh for single-day elections
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
PPP had planned to hold protests in Sindh on Tuesday to demand that polls for the national and provincial assemblies should be held on the same day.
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Pak Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah reiterates Punjab polls won't happen
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Rana Sanaullah, the interior minister of Pakistan, reaffirmed on Saturday that he does not anticipate the Punjab elections taking place on May 14 despite the Supreme Court set that date, Geo News reported.
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Pak election commission extends deadline to submit party tickets for Punja
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The deadline for submitting party tickets and receiving symbol allotments for candidates seeking to run in the Punjab Assembly elections was extended by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan heading towards constitutional crisis
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
There are clear divisions among the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) judges on the matter as some are against the apex court's "suo moto" powers - alleged to be arbitrarily exercised by CJP Bandial - in this case and has reportedly asked for a larger bench to address the ongoing political tur
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Pakistan: Punjab elections on May 14 can lead to "anarchy and chaos", ECP
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, a three-judge bench led by the chief justice and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, on April 4 declared as "unconstitutional" the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decision to postpone the election for the Punjab Assembly to Octo
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Pakistan's Defence Ministry moves SC to seek 'simultaneous elections' in c
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As per details, the defence ministry which is responsible for allocating armed forces for the elections has filed an application in Supreme Court seeking 'simultaneous elections' in the country.
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Punjab polls won't be held on May 14: Pak Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sanaullah while addressing the media in Faisalabad, said that elections would be "held together" under a caretaker setup. Elections across the country would be held at the appointed time this year, he stressed.
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Pakistan: Toxic politics and its effects on economy
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An unprecedented economic slowdown is set to haunt Pakistan's future from the very near term onwards. Over the past 18 months, domestic interest rates have raced by 14 per cent to the present 21 per cent, setting the course for suppressed borrowing by the mainstream, The News.com reported.
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Election Commission of Pakistan likely to receive funds by Monday
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not likely to receive funds for the elections by April 10
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