Tag: Election Act 2017

SC dismisses review petition against Section 202 of Election Act

LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a review petition challenging certain conditions imposed on political parties under Section 202 of the Election Act 2017. The...

NADRA changes religious status of 10,000 Muslims to Ahmadis

By Bilal Sabri   IHC reserves judgment in Election Act 2017 case   ISLAMABAD: In a rather mysterious development, the religious status of thousands of Muslims was changed...

IHC adjourns election act 2017 case hearing till Monday 

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday upheld the stay order on all clauses of Khatam-e-Nabuwat included in the election act 2017 till verdict. Deputy...

LHC moved against acceptance of Dar’s papers for Senate polls

LAHORE: A single bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) led by Justice Shahid Kareem issued the notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)...

PPP moves SHC against new ECP rules under Election Act 2017

KARACHI: A constitutional petition was filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday against the rules made by the Election Commission of Pakistan...

PML-N working on ‘big agenda of institutional reforms’: Talal

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Wednesday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is working on a “big agenda of...

ECP de-lists 284 political parties, including MQM, for not complying with...

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday de-listed 284 political parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F), Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Sunni Tehreek...

IHC allows ECP to enforce Election Act 2017

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday allowed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to enforce clause 202 (5) of the Election Act...

IHC suspends ECP orders to political parties to submit Rs 0.2m,...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday suspended clauses 202 and 204 of the Election Act 2017, directing political parties to submit Rs...

ECP warns 352 political parties to follow protocol or stand de-listed

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday once again asked 352 political parties to submit the list of at least 2,000 of their members...

Election expenditure ceiling increased in new Election Act 2017

LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), through the recently passed Election Act 2017, has increased the ceiling of campaign expenditures allowed to the contesting...

Supreme Court Bar Association moves LHC against Election Act 2017

Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) general secretary filed a petition in the Lahore High Court against the controversial Election Act 2017 and re-election of former...

TLY chief Jalali arrested on violation of section 144

LAHORE: The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested Dr Ashraf Asif Jalali, chief of Tehreek-e-Labaik Yarasool Allah (TLY) and dozens of workers over the violation of...