Election Commission of Pakistan

Imran Khan barred from using inappropriate language during Pakistan election campaign

Khan had said that whoever goes to receive the Sharifs at the airport "must be a donkey".

Jul 19, 2018, 15:55 PM IST

Imran Khan’s PTI candidate disqualified for using pics of Army chief, Chief justice on posters

A candidate of Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Nasir Cheema, has been disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan for using photographs of country’s Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar.

Jul 10, 2018, 09:46 AM IST

Facebook trains Election Commission of Pakistan officials to ensure ‘transparency’

A dedicated team of Facebook is working to prevent any abuse of the platform ahead of the Pakistan general elections.

Jul 08, 2018, 08:59 AM IST

Pervez Musharraf resigns as APML chief

Musharraf, who has been out of Pakistan since March 2016 and now lives in Dubai, had filed a plea in the Pakistan Supreme Court in 2016 against the 2013 high court verdict.

Jun 22, 2018, 14:42 PM IST

Hafiz Saeed not to contest Pakistan general elections, JuD to run for over 200 seats

JuD launched its political front Milli Muslim League, but has not been yet registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Jun 09, 2018, 09:30 AM IST

Pakistan announces general elections on July 25

Pakistan's upcoming general elections for parliament and provincial assemblies will be held on July 25, according to a decree signed by President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a formal letter last week had proposed the president to grant permission to hold the election between July 25 and 27.

May 27, 2018, 06:51 AM IST

Hafiz Saeed's new outfit, Milli Muslim League, to release election manifesto today; mainstreaming of extremism continues

Terrorist Hafiz Mohammed Saeed is set to take another step forward in the process of mainstreaming himself in Pakistani politics. His newly-launched political party, the Milli Muslim League (MML) is set to release its manifesto for the general elections which are to be held later this year.

Mar 23, 2018, 08:08 AM IST

Polling underway for 52 Senate seats across 4 Pak assemblies

The Senate has 104 members elected for six years but half of them retire every three years on completion of term.

Mar 03, 2018, 11:46 AM IST

Polling underway in NA-120 by-elections amid tight security

According to the Dawn, the constituency, which is being defended by Kulsoom Nawaz, has thrice elected Nawaz Sharif as the country's prime minister since 1990.

Sep 17, 2017, 12:33 PM IST

Hafiz Saeed's new political outfit MML fields candidate for NA-120 by-poll

Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh, who will fight the election under the banner of MML, filed his nomination papers with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as an independent candidate on Saturday.

Aug 13, 2017, 15:03 PM IST

Shehbaz Sharif barred from campaigning for by-election

A senior official of the ECP said a clear picture would emerge after the submission of nomination papers by Shehbaz Sharif for the by-election to NA-120. 

 

Aug 03, 2017, 16:28 PM IST

Panamagate: Islamabad and Rawalpindi on high alert ahead of Supreme Court verdict

The bench, which will announce the verdict, would be headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa.

 

Jul 28, 2017, 13:08 PM IST

Imran Khan seeks PM Nawaz Sharif's clarification over Panama Papers

Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers revealed that his children ran shell companies through which they owned expensive property in London, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said the Prime Minister never thought to clear the air on the issue.

Apr 17, 2016, 00:19 AM IST