Tag: LG polls
Fake ballot papers being used in Gujrat polling station; polling stopped
Polling process has been stopped in Gujrat Ward number 1 on complains that fake ballot papers were being used.
Political parties demand deployment of army in LG elections
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and other opposition parties on Wednesday demanded after the All Parties Conference that Punjab Election Commission must...
ECP finalizes arrangements for LG polls in Punjab, Sindh
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized arrangements for the conduct of first phase of local government elections in Punjab and Sindh provinces.
According to...
ECP issues code of conduct for media for polls coverage
In its 12-point code of conduct, the ECP has maintained that radio, television channels or print media will not be allowed to broadcast or publish anything that could adversely affect public opinion against a particular party or candidate
Gaming the system
Lack of transparency in transfers/postings before the LG polls
Punjab Election Commission has focused on the transfers and postings of civil servants in the province...
Lahore’s most debated constituency gets ready for by-elections 2015
NA-122 has suddenly come to symbolise electoral confrontations and animosities of the day – far beyond its political jurisdiction – but it was not...
ECP completes initial delimitation for LG polls in Islamabad
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday confirmed that initial delimitation ahead of the local government elections had been completed in the capital.
The...
ECP bans transfer of officers in Sindh, Punjab till LG polls...
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has imposed a ban on the appointment and transfer of government officers in Punjab and Sindh until the...
As LG polls loom, Sindh govt announces Rs 150b for Karachi...
Minister dispels impression that development funds are aimed at influencing upcoming local govt elections in PPP’s favour
The Sindh government on Monday announced a Rs...
ECP appoints 33 ROs, 66 AROs for LG polls
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has appointed 33 returning officers (ROs) and 66 assistant returning officers (AROs) in connection with the local government...
PML-N says won’t make electoral alliance in LG polls
Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan on Tuesday said that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would not enter into...
PML-N needs time for LG tickets submission
A four-member delegation of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday met the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob and demanded extension in date for submitting party tickets for the local government elections in Punjab.
LG polls in Islamabad on Nov 30
ECP schedule says candidates may submit their nomination papers between Oct 24 and 27, while scrutiny of the papers will take place between Oct...
ECP to release Punjab, Sindh LG polls dates today
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will issue election programme for the first phase of Local Government Elections in Punjab and Sindh on Wednesday.
District...
First phase of LG polls in Punjab, Sindh on Oct 31
On the Sindh and Punjab governments’ request for delaying the local government (LG) elections on the pretext of the governments’ preoccupation with tackling floods, law and order and security for upcoming month of Muharram, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalised a new elections schedule for the two provinces.
PPP, PTI rejects phase-wise LG polls
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have voiced opposition to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s announcement to hold phase-wise elections for...
First phase of LG polls in Punjab, Sindh on Oct 12
At a meeting held in the federal capital on Wednesday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hold the first phase of Local Government Elections in Punjab and Sindh on October 12 and will issue a schedule in this regard on August 21.
