Tag: Overseas Pakistanis

ECP extends registration date for overseas Pakistani voters

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has extended the date of registration for overseas Pakistani voters from September 15 to September 17. According to an...

More than 11,000 overseas Pakistanis detained in 66 countries: report

The Interior Ministry said that it has moved a case to the Finance Division for an additional grant of $35,000 in order arrangements for...

September 15 last date for overseas Pakistanis to register for i-voting

ISLAMABAD: All overseas Pakistanis, including those from the UAE, have only two days to register for i-voting for the upcoming by-polls to be held on...

PTI mulling creating Diamer-Bhasha Company to raise funds for dam’s construction

Govt to own 52pc shares, 48pc to be owned by masses, overseas Pakistanis ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, in a bid to construct...

I-voting fails to woo overseas Pakistanis

The commendable step to allow overseas Pakistanis to vote in the upcoming by-elections has failed to woo overseas voters as the number of voters...

CJP against taking loans to build dams

--Justice Saqib Nisar donates Rs1 lac during dams fund campaign ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has spoken against the notion of acquiring...

ECP to register overseas Pakistanis as voters from Sept 1

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to begin the voter registration of overseas Pakistanis from September 1 for the upcoming by-elections...

PM for coordination between FIA, NAB to fight corrupt practices

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday highlighted the need for a greater coordination between Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to...

ECP directs NADRA to register overseas Pakistanis for by-polls

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to register overseas Pakistanis so they can exercise...

In a first, overseas Pakistanis allowed to vote

--SC orders ECP to work with NADRA to ensure success of pilot project under which expats will vote in upcoming by-elections --Results obtained from i-voting...

Task force points out flaws in e-voting proposal for overseas Pakistanis

The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) task force, made on the directives of the Supreme Court (SC), has pointed out a number of flaws...

Overseas Pakistanis to have right to vote in by-polls: ECP

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced that overseas Pakistanis would be able to cast vote in the by-elections through the internet. The...

Pakistani expats in UAE travel home to cast votes

Pakistanis residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are excited to vote in the upcoming general elections as they are as energetic as any...

Overseas Pakistanis play an ‘important role’ in politics: report

ISLAMABAD: The overseas Pakistanis with around $20 billion remittances to their credit making them the country’s second-largest source of foreign finances, being only a couple...

Overseas Pakistanis won’t be able to vote in elections

Overseas Pakistanis will not be able to vote in the forthcoming general election in the country, officials of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)...

Expats won’t be able to vote in General Elections 2018, SC...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday was informed that it is highly possible that the expatriates will not be able to vote in the...

SC asks ECP for report on online voting system for overseas...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and information technology (IT) experts to submit a report regarding online...