Weekly Election Newsletter, Issue No 57

Election Newsletter

Issue No: 57 E – Alert Issue Date: 20-08-2018
 

Date: August 20, 2018
Federal cabinet takes oath
The News

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet comprising 16 ministers have taken oath in a ceremony held at the President House Monday.…

 

Date: August 19, 2018
Imran takes oath as PM, picks 21-strong cabinet
Dawn News

ISLAMABAD: An upbeat Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday formally assumed the office of the country’s chief executive following an impressive…

 

Date: August 19, 2018
PTI’s Usman Buzdar elected CM Punjab
The Nation

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Sardar Usman Buzdar has been elected as the chief minister of Punjab on Sunday…

 

Date: August 18, 2018
Jam Kamal Khan elected as CM Balochistan
The Nation

Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) President Jam Kamal Khan was elected Balochistan Chief Minister on Saturday…

 

Date: August 18, 2018
SC gives voting rights to overseas Pakistanis
Dawn News

LAHORE: The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to ensure that overseas Pakistanis exercise their right to vote…

 

Date: August 17, 2018
By-elections to be held on Oct 14
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced that by-elections for National Assembly (NA) and provincial assemblies seats…

 

Date: August 17, 2018
Pervaiz Elahi sworn in as Speaker Punjab Assembly
Pak Observer

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) nominee, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi of the PML-Q on Wednesday was sworn in as the Speaker for the Punjab Assembly…

 

Date: August 17, 2018
Sindh elects Murad Ali Shah, KP Mahmood Khan as CM
Dawn News

KARACHI: Syed Murad Ali Shah of the Pakistan Peoples Party and Mahmood Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf were elected chief ministers of Sindh…

 

Date: August 16, 2018
Abdul Quddus Bizenjo elected Speaker Balochistan Assembly
The News

QUETTA: Balochistan Awami Party leader Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has been elected Speaker Balochistan Assembly…

 

Date: August 16, 2018
Presidential election to be held on Sept 4: ECP
Dawn News

With less than a month left before the expiry of President Mamnoon Hussain’s term, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)…

 

Date: August 16, 2018
SC orders ECP to make e-voting rolls by Aug 17
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to make e-voting rolls and inform the court by August 17…

 

Date: August 16, 2018
ECP’s provincial tribunals to redress poll grievances
Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday formed 20 special tribunals to address election-related grievances of the political parties…

 

Date: August 16, 2018
PTI prevails in NA: Asad Qaiser elected Speaker, Suri deputy
The News

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) nominees Asad Qaiser and Qasim Suri were elected respectively as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker…

 

Date: August 16, 2018
Durrani elected speaker, Rehana deputy speaker
Daily Times

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Agha Siraj Durrani on Wednesday retained his post as Sindh Assembly speaker while Rehana Leghari was elected deputy speaker…

 

Date: August 15, 2018
KP Assemebly: PTI’s Mushtaq Ghani Speaker, Mehmood Jan deputy
The News

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has grabbed both the slots of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the Khyber Paktunkhwa Assembly…

 

Date: August 15, 2018
Newly elected MPAs take oath in Punjab Assembly
Pakistan Today

LAHORE:The newly elected MPAs took the oath of their offices in the inaugural session of the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday…

 

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