Tag: LB polls

Cantt all set for LB polls today

All the arrangements have been finalised by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold polling at 431 polling stations in districts including Rawalpindi,...

ECP demands Rs 5b for holding LB polls

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has demanded Rs 5 billion from the government for holding local bodies elections in provinces. The ECP has communicated...

IHC takes heed to PTI’s request over LB polls

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has again issued notices to chief election commissioner Pakistan (CECP), Islamabad commissioner, Islamabad deputy commissioner, and others and sought...

ECP tells parties LB polls will be on party basis

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday notified all political parties that the local bodies (LB) elections in the country would be held...

Zardari to put his foot down for party-based LB polls

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said that upcoming local body elections should be held on party basis.

LG polls to be held in capital on non-party basis

Amidst criticism from Pakistan People’s Party, National Assembly Thursday passed "The Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Bill, 2014" with consensus.

PPP challenges holding of non-party LB polls in Cantt areas

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has challenged in the Supreme Court the government’s decision of holding local bodies elections in cantonment areas on non-party...

467 polling stations set up for LB polls in cantonment boards

The Election Commission has divided cantonment boards Rawalpindi into 785 blocks and 34 wards with setting up 467 polling stations in connection with Local...

LB polls in cantonments on April 25

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced that local body elections will be held in Cantonment Boards of the country on April...

It’s time for LB polls!

Accepting all five local bodies (LB) polls schedules provided by government and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in respect of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab, Sindh, Islamabad and cantonment boards, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) has directed ECP to hold LB elections in Punjab and Sindh on September 20, in Islamabad on July 25, in KP on May 30 and in cantonment boards on Apirl 25.

LB polls schedule for federal capital nowhere in sight

IHC issues notice to chief commissioner, Law Ministry and ECP secy, seeks reply in two weeks The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a notice...

SC struggling with provinces, ECP over LB polls

With another warning to the provincial governments and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for delaying the holding of local bodies (LB) elections across the...

SC orders ECP to provide dates for LB polls today

The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to provide a date by Friday for holding local bodies (LB) elections in the country.

CJP slams Punjab, Sindh govts for delaying LB polls

Holding the provincial governments responsible for the delay, the Supreme Court (SC) has sought written explanation from chief secretaries and local bodies (LB) secretaries of Punjab and Sindh by February 26, for not cooperating with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for fixing a date for holding LB polls in respective provinces.

PkMAP claims Balochistan LB polls, PML-N follows

With the ruling coalition partners winning a majority of seats in Quetta and other parts of the province, the final phase of local bodies elections in Balochistan peacefully concluded Wednesday.

PTI, JI enter in alliance to contest LB elections in KP

PESHAWAR-  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamat-e-Islami (JI) entered in an alliance to contest Local Bodies (LB) elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,a private news channel reported. In a...

ECP tells SC Punjab’s delimitations details are bogus

Report says Punjab govt did not provide details about the population in local areas The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday submitted its reports to...