Tag: LG polls

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.

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

As NA passes Islamabad Capital Territory Local Govt Bill, Khursheed Shah criticises govt for holding LG elections on non-party basis in Punjab and Islamabad Amidst...

ECP submits third revised LG polls schedule to SC

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday evening submitted before the Supreme Court the third revised schedule for holding of local government elections in...

SC orders LG polls in Punjab, Sindh in four months

Court refuses to admit ECP’s schedule of concluding polls by March 26, 2016, says commission has already wasted a lot of time The Supreme Court...

Final phase of LG polls in Balochistan to complete on 28th

Balochistan is all set to become the first province in the country with an elected local government, with the final phase of elections due...

LG polls: ECP blames Punjab, Sindh govts over delimitation delay

ECP report states Punjab, Sindh govts have sought 15 and 30 days, respectively, to provide data and maps for carrying out delimitation  The Local Government...

SC to resume LG polls case hearing today

The Supreme Court (SC) will resume hearing on holding of local government elections today. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) during last hearing had told...

Shujaat asks supporters to be ready for LG polls

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Saturday urged his supporters and office bearers to gear up for local government elections, as he...

Feudals preventing LG polls, creation of administrative units: Altaf

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chairman Altaf Hussain on Tuesday lashed out at the feudal lords of Sindh, claiming that they were preventing local government...

ECP plans KP LB polls for March 2015

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is planning to organise Local Bodies Elections in Khyber Pakhtumkhwa (KP) in three phases and the elections will...

Two ordinances to amend election laws presented in NA

*The ordinances laid before the House by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Aftab Sheikh pertain to electoral rolls, powers of ECP members and...

LG polls: SC seeks replies from Sindh, Punjab and KP within...

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the provincial governments of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to file within 15 days their replies regarding their...

LG polls: Sindh puts ball in federal govt’s court

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the Sindh government is ready to hold Local Bodies (LB) polls within reasonable notice...

Sindh to hold LG polls in November

The Sindh government announced on Saturday that local government elections will be held in November this year. Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah announced in...

LG POLLS: BACK TO SQUARE ONE

LHC throws spanner in the works Orders ECP to formulate new regulations for delimitation but wants Punjab govt to hold polls per schedule Law minister says...

We’ll hold LG polls on time, Sindh assures ECP

  The Sindh government Thursday assured the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of holding local government (LG) elections in the province on January 18, 2014. During...

Independent candidates take lead in Balochistan LG polls

Independent candidates secure 358 seats, NP bags 108, PML-N 80 while JUI-F manages to secure 42 seats Unofficial results of local government (LG) elections held...