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ECP notifies Gilani’s victory, rejects PTI’s plea

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday notified Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan Peoples...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am

Pakistan

ECP rejects plea to stop issuing Vawda's Senate win notification

The commission directed Faisal Vawda, who appeared in person in the hearing along with his new counsel to appear again and submit his answers to the commission in the next hearing.

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 12:49am

Pakistan

IHC dismisses petition challenging Yousuf Raza Gilani's Senate victory

IHC said that since the case was already pending in ECP, the PTI must approach it first.
In the Senate elections held on March 3, Gilani defeated Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and bagged a general seat from Islamabad.

Published 10 Mar, 2021 12:05pm

Pakistan

Senate election: PTI lawmaker moves IHC to challenge Gilani’s victory

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislator Ali Nawaz Awan on Tuesday moved Islamabad High Court (IHC) to...

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 09:49am

Pakistan

Re-polling in NA-75 Sialkot: SC to take up PTI leader's petition today

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will take up a petition on Wednesday (today) filed by Pakistan...

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 09:49am

Pakistan

Vawda's plea to restrain ECP dismissed

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday sought replies from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the...

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 09:50am

Gilani’s victory notification: ECP rejects PTI’s demand

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday rejected the demand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ...

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 09:45am

Pakistan

SHC turns down Vawda’s plea to stay disqualification proceedings

The court issued notices to federal government and other respondents to furnish their comments on Vawda’s petition by March 16
The court also sought the Islamabad High Court’s verdict in the disqualification case against him

Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:35am

Pakistan

Protest held against Gilani

ISLAMABAD: Scores of protesters belonging to a private company staged a protest in front of Election Commission of...

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:39am

Pakistan

Vawda seeks restraining orders

KARACHI: Faisal Vawda, a Senator-elect of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Monday filed a petition in the ...

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:40am

PTI MNAs move ECP again against Gilani

ISLAMABAD: The central ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday moved another application in Election...

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:35am

Editorials

PM-ECP row

EDITORIAL: An unseemly row has broken out between Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf...

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Pakistan

ECP forms committees to investigate NA-75 by-elections

The committees will record the statements of the electoral staff that was posted for the by-elections and will investigate the irregularities during the by-polls
The committees have been ordered to prepare their reports and submit them to the chief election commissioner

Published 08 Mar, 2021 04:23pm

Pakistan

Disqualification case: Vawda seeks restraining order from SHC against ECP proceedings

The court has approved Vawda’s petition for immediate hearing and fixed the case tomorrow
Faisal Vawda has challenged February 24 decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan and argued that the ECP has rejected his plea against the facts of the matter

Published 08 Mar, 2021 12:53pm

PM wins trust vote, comes on very strong about opposition

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday secured 178 votes from the 341-member National Assembly on a vote ...

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 10:34am

Opinion

Govt versus ECP

According to a Business Recorder news report, “Govt irked by ECP’s response” carried by the newspaper...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Two ‘foot soldiers’ meet PM, deny taking bribe

ISLAMABAD: Faheem Khan and Jamil Ahmed – the two Members National Assembly (MNAs) of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Pakistan

Getting Hafeez Shaikh elected to Parliament: There are various options open to govt

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is mulling over different options to bring Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh to the...