Posts tagged as: ECP

Tahirul Qadri announces seven-point agenda

Two days before his party’s long march for electoral reforms, Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ), has called for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to be dissolved and a new impartial commission to be formed.   Speaking at a press conference in Lahore on Saturday, Qadri announced his charter of demands before the […]

PPP: The poorest political party of Pakistan: Report

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday released details of assets of political parties in Pakistan for the financial year 2010-11, showing the ruling PPP among the poorest parties of the country.   Without having any immovable property anywhere in the country, the PPP -Parliamentarians had only Rs 435,397 in its account on June […]

Information Minister Kaira questions Tahirul Qadri’s standing as stakeholder

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has questioned the status of Tehrik Minhaj-ul-Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri as stakeholder, asking him to first clarify his position whether he would contest election or not.   Speaking to media representatives after offering condolence on demise of Information Secretary Rashid Ahmed’s mother at his […]

ECP recommends army presence at polling stations

In order to conduct free and fair polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wants the army to be deployed at all polling stations until the announcement of election results.   A meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim was held to devise a security plan for the forthcoming elections. He said […]

CEC Fakhruddin G Ebrahim vows to implement Karachi’s delimitation order

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim on Thursday pledged that the task of drawing up new constituency boundaries in Karachi would be completed in the light of the Supreme Court verdict despite reservations of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).   While chairing a consultative meeting of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which […]

Altaf Hussain vows continued support to government

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has said his party would continue to support the present government for the cause of democracy in the country.   The MQM chief phoned President Asif Ali Zardari and the two leaders discussed the current situation in the country. He congratulated the President for pursuing the policy of […]

PTI’s Imran Khan rules out alliance with any party

Ruling out any alliance in the upcoming elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said the polls will be a war between the PTI’s ideology and looters of the public money and greedy politicians of the PML-N and PPP.   Speaking to the media he said his party will collect taxes fairly and eradicate […]

PTI’s Imran Khan demands prevention of pre-poll rigging

Criticizing Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz (PML-N) for using taxpayers’ money for their publicity, PTI chief Imran Khan on Thursday demanded prevention of pre-poll rigging.   Speaking to the media outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Khan said that the PML-N is using its electoral mark lion’s icon on laptops distributed […]

Shouldn’t politicians go through medical examination before going into elections

As the expected date of the general elections is drawing nearer the political activity in the country is gathering momentum with each passing day. Many a political pundit is predicting the future and a lot is being talked about and discussed over the electronic media in this regard.   Almost all politicians and the political […]

Bogus voter lists’ case: Supreme Court asks ECP to verify voter lists in Karachi with army help

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to verify voters in Karachi by conducting a door-to-door check with the help of the army and the frontier constabulary.   A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had reserved its verdict on November 28 over […]

Waheeda Shah case: Supreme Court stops by-elections in Tando Muhammad Khan

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a stay order against the holding of by-poll in Tando Muhammad Khan, PS-53, admitting the appeal of Waheeda Shah against Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Sindh High Court (SHC) verdict.   A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk resumed hearing of the […]

Imran Khan urges for understanding between government and military

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has stressed upon the need for understanding between institutions, adding that he doesn’t believe in politics of confrontation between the military and the civilian government.   Speaking to journalists in Islamabad, the former cricketer asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to deploy soldiers inside polling stations in sensitive […]

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