Tag: Election
Gilani’s son elected to parliament
The eldest son of former prime minister has been elected to parliament to replace his father, a month after he was dismissed by the...
EC to monitor election campaign expenses: Shakir
Acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Shakirullah Jan has said that elements involved in rigging and violating law during the by-polls would be brought...
SC moved against Fakhruddin’s appointment as CEC
Supreme Court has been moved against the appointment of Mr Fakhruddin G Ibrahim as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
Petitioner Shahid Orakzai challenged the appointment of...
New CEC can’t apprehend election complexities in this age: Fazl
Expressing severe resentment over the increasing confrontation between the executive and judiciary, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Fazlur Rehman on Saturday called it harmful to the...
A CEC at last
The nation is going to have a consensus Chief Election Commissioner soon, if consensus is taken to mean agreement between the prime minister and...
Fakhruddin G Ebrahim set to become CEC
The Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner on Monday unanimously approved Justice (r) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim for appointment as the CEC....
Consensus on Ebrahim as new CEC
Parliamentary Committee for appointment of Chief Election Commissioner on Monday developed consensus on Justice (Retd) Fakhar uddin G ebrahim as new election commissioner.
The committee’s...
Consensus on Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim as CEC
The Committee on the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) reached on Monday a consensus on Justice (retd) Fakhruddin Ibrahim for the position of...
On foreign remittances
Pakistan’s economic crisis will deepen if dual nationality holders are allowed to contest elections for our parliament. The right to represent is different from...
Opposition not hindering appointment of new CEC: Nisar
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan has said the opposition is not creating hurdles in the appointment of new...
The caretaker
The PM has approached the PML(N) leadership for consultation on the appointment of new election commission. PML(N) welcomed the PM’s move. Although it is...
On appointing the CEC
Some progress?
With the induction of the new PM, the chances of the resumption of working relations between the PPP and PML(N) have suddenly brightened...
Democracy as a system
Democracy is a system where people elect representatives to deliver good governance, working within confines of the constitution, with an independent judiciary having powers...
Earn votes with love, service and not more than Rs 1.5m
Following Supreme Court’s directive, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday announced a new code of conduct for holding elections in the country,...
Morsi’s win a small step ahead for Egypt: US media
The presidential election victory of Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi in Egypt is a step forward but much more needs to be done to secure...
Raja’s election shows PPP left with no clean person: Opp
Opposition leaders on Sunday condemned the Pakistan People’s Party for getting Raja Pervaiz Ashraf elected the country’s prime minister, saying it had shown that...
Lawyers on strike against Raja Pervez Ashraf’s election
The city lawyers Saturday went on strike against the election of Raja Pervez Ashraf as new prime minister of Pakistan, boycotting the courts, which...
