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Mayawati says "no" to alliance with regional parties after BSP-INLD allian
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Mayawati took the decision after a review meeting called to evaluate the election results of Haryana legislative assembly and Punjab elections conducted before that.
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Lok Sabha polls: Nominations to commence in Punjab from May 7
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C said that 13 IAS officers from various states have been appointed as general observers, while 7 IPS officers have been appointed as police observers. Their role is to ensure adherence to the rules and directives of the ECI during the elections, re
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Hammad Azhar steps down as Punjab's party
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Hammad Azhar has stepped down as the general secretary and acting party president of Punjab, citing his legal troubles and his performance of his duties, according to Dawn.
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"32 AAP MLAs are in contact with me...": Punjab LoP Partap Singh Bajwa
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh, Partap Singh Bajwa said, "Parliament elections are about to come in 7-8 months. Congress will contest all 13 seats. Support us and make us win all 13 seats, I assure you that after that the Government will not continue even for two months. At least 32 MLA
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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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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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