Tag: Ecp
Amendment for the better
Twentieth time’s the charm
The ruling coalition and the opposition have both been successful with their agendas. The opposition wanted to ensure that the government...
‘ECP election reform plan unimplemented’
The Election Commission of Pakistan has failed to implement its five-year strategic plan for electoral reforms as only 48 percent reforms have been implemented,...
Gilani on elections
First things first
Retracting yet another stand, Gilani told the media general elections could be held earlier in consultation with other parties. While in Davos,...
ECP revises by-election schedules
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has changed the by-election schedule for 2012 in accordance with the orders of the Supreme Court. The ECP...
Preparations for polls
Too important a matter for dawdling
As the government enters the fag end of its tenure, it has to ensure that the elections are seen...
ECP postpones bye-elections till Feb 25
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced the postponement of by-polls for National Assembly and provincial assembly seats till February 25.
According to...
SC seeks ECP report over right of vote to expatriates
The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday to review modalities on whether overseas Pakistanis could exercise their right of...
SC versus ECP
To each their own turf
When sharp differences between two respectable bodies – one comprising serving judges and the other retired ones – come out...
Polls on unverified lists will be unjust: SC
In response to a statement by the chief election commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary, the Supreme Court on Monday...
ECP snubs SC’s ‘electoral jurisdiction’
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) asserted its independence on Monday by snubbing the Supreme Court and telling it not to interfere in its...
SC clarifies its stance over holding of bye-elections
The Supreme Court on Monday quickly moved to dispel an impression created in a statement of secretary Election Commission of Pakistan, saying that the...
Voter lists to get be by mid-May: ECP
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Chief Justice (rtd.) Hamid Ali Mirza said that electoral rolls will be completed by the mid of May this...
NA body seeks explanation on bill relating to ECP members
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Friday asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary and attorney general...
NADRA likely to miss ECP deadline
Although, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has closed NADRA Resource Centres (NRC) for the general public to complete voters’ lists but it may...
ECP ordered to prepare electoral rolls by Feb 23
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday declined to extend the February 23 deadline for the preparation of new electoral rolls and directed the Election...
ECP to form political finance wing to verify MPs’ assets
In a major development, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday decided to form a political finance wing for verifying details of the...
ECP evolves strategy to hold polls ahead of schedule
Besides the government’s quiet efforts to secure a seat-adjustment arrangement between all the major political parties for Senate elections well ahead of the schedule,...