Tag: local government elections

KP govt still working on local govt regulations, CEC told

ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza, on Tuesday heard a case related to local government elections in Khyber...

CEC suspends elections on LG reserved seats, chairmen/vice chairmen, mayors/deputy mayors...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sardar Muhammad Raza suspended the schedule for elections on the reserved seats, elections to the positions of chairmen, vice chairmen...

Huge challenges ahead for future city government

  After the competition of third and final phase of local government elections, the voters have delivered their verdict regarding the fate of Karachi and...

PTI would like re-polling in Malir

  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) district Malir workers have showed reservation on the electoral process in their area and demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)...

PML-N bullish despite strong PTI showing

  Minister of State for Capital Development and Administration and PML-N leader Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has expressed the confidence that the tally of PML-N...

Mayor’s election: PTI may still have a horse in the race

  As the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) flexes its muscles to elect the party’s Mayor in the federal capital, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which also...

Infighting, rebel groups hurt PML-N as Islamabad goes to vote

Over 2,300 candidates in the race for LG polls; PML-N and PTI go head to head with 506 and 479 candidates; disgruntled PML-N leaders...

Amending the amendments

Hold on power versus needs of the people   Imagine a house where the flow of cash is uncertain and almost a secret. Where the servant...

Zardari embezzled Rs 6 billion: Imran Khan

  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Zardari was involved in embezzlement of Rs 6...

PTI to hold APC on fraudulent polls

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab Organizer Chaudhary Sarwar on Wednesday announced to gather all opposition parties on one platform to initiate a struggle against the...

PTI moving court against returning officers

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar announced on Tuesday to move courts against the returning officers who, he said, had changed the results in...

ECP to take action against staff involved in mismanagement in LG...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to take action against election staff involved in mismanagement which caused postponement of elections in a...

PPP, PML-N tighten grip over Sindh and Punjab

PPP gets wiped out in Badin by Zulfiqar Mirza’s group, MQM takes Hyderabad PTI restricted to Mianwali in Punjab as a large number of independents...

Another PTI general councilor wins seat on toss

  A PTI candidate won the general councilor seat on toss after the vote-count in Union Council Jand Awan tied between the two candidates. According to...

Punjab govt decides not to award tickets to relatives of MPAs,...

  On the directions of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab government has decided not to award tickets for the slots of mayors, deputy mayors and...

District administrations, not N-League win elections: Ch Parvez Elahi

  Pakistan Muslim League (PML) senior central leader and former deputy prime minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said on Wednesday that the district administrations and not...

FAFEN calls for more transparency, adherence to law in 2nd phase...

More transparency and strict enforcement of laws and procedures in the second phase of local government polls are necessary to avoid the shortcomings observed...