Tag: Elections2013

Elections-Training

The District Election Commission (DEC) will start imparting training from April 18 to 18,000 polling staff who will be deployed at 2,150 polling stations...

We will hold free, fair elections: Nizami

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami has said the caretaker government is fully impartial and determined to hold free‚ fair and transparent elections...

Punjab govt preparing for load shedding protests

The Punjab government is preparing for a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) which is expected to be held on April 23...

Ashraf denied candidature from NA-51

Former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party leader Raja Pervez Ashraf's nomination papers have been rejected for NA-51 Rawalpindi , local media reported on...

General elections to be held on May 9

Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPPP) leader Syed Khurshid Shah and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Senator Ishaq Dar on Tuesday held a meeting in Islamabad and...

Japan provides $ 2 million to ECP for general elections

The Government of Japan decided to extend a grant of 183 million Japanese Yen (approximately US$ 2 million) to Pakistan through the UNDP to...

Sh Rashid sees plot to delay general elections

Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday said that an organized conspiracy is being hatched to delay the next general elections. He urged...

US seeks fair and timely elections in Pakistan

The United States said it looks forward to timely, free and fair elections in Pakistan, as the country's parliament successfully completes its five year...

PML-N, JUI-F agree to cooperate in polls

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Monday agreed to cooperate in the upcoming general elections, and formed committees to...

ECP deadline for MPs degree verification not expired: Additional Secretary

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Additional Secretary Afzal Khan on Saturday said that the deadline set by the commission for the verification of the...

All institutions want free‚ fair and transparent elections: Kaira

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said all the institutions including the Army want free‚ fair and transparent elections in the...

Army supports timely elections: Bajwa

Pakistan Army spokesman Major General ASim Salim Bajwa has said that military supports free, fair and transparent elections in the country. He said army...

ECP ready to hold elections: Ishtiaq Ahmed

The Secretary of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Ishtiaq Ahmed on Wednesday said that the commission is ready to conduct free and fair polls...

ECP meeting discusses nomination papers scrutiny

A meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G Ibrahim was held on Wednesday to discuss the...

Caretaker PM equally responsible for free‚ fair election: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim has said the caretaker prime minister will be equally responsible for holding free and fair...

ECP orders 130 political parties to hold elections

Election Commission of Pakistan has directed 130 political parties to hold intra-party polls. In its order, the ECP asserted that those parties could not participate...

ECP to expedite scrutiny of candidates

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to intensify scrutiny of the candidates of the upcoming general elections. According to media reports, those who have...