LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has entered the `final phase’ of forming its government in Punjab with assertions that the party has already got the support of required number of MPAs-elect. However, there is no discussion on the selection of a candidate for Punjab chief minister for now.
Besides eight elected … more
ISLAMABAD: It was all going smoothly till 11:47pm on July 25. The results after daylong polling were pouring in with the expected pace simultaneously at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the offices of the returning officers (ROs) and the state-run Pakistan Television through the newly-developed state-of-the-art Result Transmission System … more
Polling is underway at a polling station for two National and Sindh assemblies constituencies in Dadu district of Sindh where a clash between rivals had led to postponement of election on July 25.
Police and army personnel have been deployed to ensure security at the polling station 62 that has been … more
With just over a month to go until the expiry of President Mamnoon Hussain’s tenure, the Election Commission (ECP) of Pakistan expects the next presidential election to face delays.
President Hussain’s five-year term is set to expire on September 9. According to the Constitution, the presidential election must be held … more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday asked all the legislators-elect to submit details of their election expenses, as not a single one had so far met this legal requirement.
According to the ECP spokesperson, the lawmakers-elect in the July 25 elections were directed to file the details of … more
PESHAWAR: Days after general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered re-polling in two provincial assembly constituencies.
In a notification issued on Tuesday, the ECP announced holding re-elections in PK-80 (Kohat I) and PS-85 (Dadu II) in Sindh Assembly on August 2.
The commission had previously ordered recounts … more
ISLAMABAD: All winning candidates in the recent general elections have been asked to submit their election expenses to the Returning Officers (RO) by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) by August 4 for the issuance of official notification, a local media outlet reported.
“The ECP had invited the … more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan ordered recounting of votes in more than 70 constituencies of national and provincial assemblies during the past three days, a senior ECP official told Dawn on Monday.
He said that under the law, a recount could be allowed only before consolidation of results, adding … more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), led by PM-in-waiting Imran Khan, has secured around four million more votes than its arch-rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the elections to the National Assembly, as the PTI’s vote bank has registered an over twofold increase when compared to the results of 2013 elections.… more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will upload over 83,000 Forms-45 on its website by Tuesday for which it has asked its officials to collect documents from across Pakistan.
A senior official at the Election Commission told The News that they expected to ‘put on display’ the Form-45 on … more