Tag: LB polls

960 polling stations declared highly sensitive in 2nd phase of LG...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had declared 960 out of a total 11,869 polling stations highly sensitive for the upcoming second phase of...

Peaceful atmosphere to be ensured in second LB phase: Shehbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a high-level meeting on Saturday in which a number of important decisions were taken for maintaining law...

LB polls: ECP fails to announce official results of first phase

The Punjab Election Commission has not been given green signal by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce the official results despite lapse...

“NADRA used to rig LB Polls, only transparent elections in Pakistan...

“The only time transparent elections were held in the country was in 1970, elections held in 2013 witnessed a record level of rigging,” claimed...

PML-N sweeps LG polls in Punjab, PPP leading in Sindh

At least 16 people killed in election violence in Sindh and Punjab while polling in other districts of both provinces remained largely peaceful except...

Gujrat polling station closed after fight between PTI and police

Fawara Chowk polling station number 11 in Gujrat closed after fight broke between PTI supporters and police. According to local media, the fight was over forged votes. The...

IGP ordered to put police on high alert during LB polls...

Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal has directed Inspector General Police (IGP) Ghulam Haider Jamali to put police on high alert during Local Bodies...

ECP sets up Control Room to monitor LB elections

The Election Commission of Pakistan has set up a central control room to monitor the Local Bodies elections that are being held in 12...

All set for Punjab, Sindh LB polls today ( Saturday); Army,...

All is set for the holding of first phase of local bodies elections to be held today (Saturday) in 12 districts of Punjab and...

LB polls in Muharram or not is ECP’s decision: LHC

The Lahore High Court (LHC) remarked on Thursday that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was an autonomous institution and could take a decision...

Federal capital’s residents attach great hopes with LB’s representatives: President ICC

Residents of Federal Capital have attached great hopes with forthcoming Local Bodies elections for solution of their multiple civic problems. The inspiring candidates have to...

PTI says won’t make political alliances for LG polls

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has rejected rumours of its possible alliance with other political parties for the upcoming local bodies polls to be held in Punjab and Sindh province, party's Central Information Secretary Naeemul Haque said on Monday.

ECP appoints tribunals’ judges on key posts in LB polls

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday appointed two former judges of election tribunals on key seats. The ECP has appointed judge Javed Rashid who gave...

ECP ordered to issue schedule of Islamabad LB polls on Friday

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to issue a schedule of Islamabad local bodies (LB) elections on Friday...

ECP doesn’t want provincial LB polls until October

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to postpone holding local bodies (LB) elections in Punjab and Sindh by at least a month.

KP LB polls claimed 18 lives, is this Khan’s Naya Pakistan?

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday expressed grief over the deaths of at least 18 people in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) local bodies (LB)...

ECP allots electoral symbols to candidates for KP LB polls

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has geared up the preparations as to the candidates contesting in local bodies’ election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) were...