Weekly Election Newsletter, Issue No 45

Election Newsletter

Issue No: 45 E – Alert Issue Date: 28-05-2018
 

Date: May 28, 2018
Ex-CJP Nasirul Mulk to be caretaker premier
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and opposition on Monday reached consensus over the name of former chief justice of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk…

 

Date: May 28, 2018
ECP secy says police security for 2018 polls insufficient, army needed
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob on Monday informed the Senate’s Standing Committee on Interior that police security may possibly…

 

Date: May 28, 2018
Number of non-Muslim voters in Pakistan shows rise of over 30pc
Dawn News

ISLAMABAD: The number of voters belonging to religious minorities in the country has climbed to 3.63 million from 2.77m registered in electoral rolls for the 2013 general elections …

 

Date: May 27, 2018
Elections on July 25
Daily Times

The upcoming general elections in the country will be held on July 25, according to a summary approved by President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday…

 

Date: May 27, 2018
ECP proposes ban on collection of ‘party funds’ from candidates
Dawn News

ISLAMABAD: The Elec-tion Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed a bar on political parties from collecting money from aspiring electoral candidates…

 

Date: May 27, 2018
ECP to hold consultative meeting of all political parties on Thursday
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced to hold a consultative meeting of all political parties having representation in the parliament on May 31…

 

Date: May 26, 2018
Voters’ privacy at risk as candidates allowed access to ECP database
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: The government has put the security of millions of voters at risk as Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been authorised to…

 

Date: May 25, 2018
13 trans people to contest upcoming polls
Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: At least thirteen transgender persons will contest general elections this year. Of the 13 contestants, two will run for the National Assembly…

 

Date: May 25, 2018
Around 46m young voters set to play key role in polls
Dawn News

ISLAMABAD: Close to 46 million young voters are expected to play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the general elections expected later this year…

 

Date: May 24, 2018
ECP asks AGPR to stop payments against tenders published after April 1
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday asked Accountant General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR) to stop payments…

 

Date: May 24, 2018
ECP makes public draft polling scheme
Dawn News

ISLAMABAD: In a significant move towards ensuring transparency in poll processes, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday made public…

 

Date: May 23, 2018
Pakistan sees 23pc increase in its voters
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday published the final electoral rolls ahead of recent polls…

 

Date: May 22, 2018
ECP won’t publish additional ballot papers for 2018 polls
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday decided not to publish additional ballot papers for the general elections 2018…

 

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