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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has objected to National Assembly-approved Election Amendment Bill and informed the federal government that 13 sections of proposed law are in contravention of the Constitution. The ECP informed the federal government of its stance via the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs through a letter. The …

The PTI wants the Election Commission of Pakistan to declare the NA-249 by-election in Karachi null and void.  In a petition filed with the ECP on Thursday, the party sought annulment of the NA-249 by-poll. PPP launched development projects to secure a victory for its candidate, PTI argued in the …

Representational image. — File photo A public holiday will be observed in Karachi’s NA-249 constituency on account of the April 29 by-election, a notification from the Deputy Commissioner District West  said Tuesday. The notification issued for the public holiday.  “The District Administration, Karachi-West is pleased, to declare 29 April 2021 …

File photo. KARACHI: The Sindh government has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner Sukandar Sultan Raja, asking him to postpone the NA-249 by-election in Karachi due to rising coronavirus cases, it emerged on Tuesday. The by-poll is scheduled on April 29 for which campaigning was underway by political …

Notices have been sent by the Islamabad High Court to the Senate chairman and secretary and the federal government over PPP leader Yousaf Raza Gillani’s intra-court appeal against the Senate chairman election. Gilani had requested the court to quash the presiding officer’s decision to reject seven votes and had demanded …

Picture collage of Asjad Malhi of the PTI and Nosheen Iftikhar of the PML-N. Photos: file SIALKOT: The polling for the much-awaited by-elections has finally come to an end at the National Assembly constituency NA-75 Sialkot-IV, Daska, and votes from all  360 constituencies have been counted.  The hotly-contested polls predominately …

PML-N’s Nosheen Iftikhar. — File photo  SIALKOT: In a letter written to the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Friday,  PML-N’s Nosheen Iftikhar raised concerns over “incomplete preparations” for the NA-75 Daska by-election  — set to take place tomorrow (Saturday). In the letter, the PML-N candidate complained CCTV cameras …

Community politics  plays  major role in any election and the NA-75 by-polls scheduled for tomorrow in Daska will be no different. “Political parties field candidates from large communities, so that these people can join the community and the people of the tribe with them [to get votes],” says one resident …

Daska was initially a PPP bastion, but has now turned into a PML-N stronghold since the 1990s. PML-N’s winning vote percentage remained between 40% to 58% in the last two elections. The ruling PTI had obtained 26% and 24% of the votes in the last two elections. Daska is known …

File photo of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has filed an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the court’s decision regarding the Senate chairman election on Thursday. The PPP leader, who is also the current Opposition leader in Senate, has sought …