Report in The News, October 31, 2023LAHORE: As the general elections are being gossiped to be held in the last week of January next year, the announcement of election date is still a mystery with Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Monday saying that the previous parliament had passed a law in which the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was mandated to announce an election date. On the other hand, the ECP head says polls will…
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by Rameez Khan in The Expres Tribune, Oct 19, 2023LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will make the awaited announcement regarding the election date upon the arrival of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, party sources claimed on Wednesday — lending weight to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s assertions that polls were being delayed “for the arrival of one person”. With the former premier’s arrival just around the corner, the PML-N is abuzz with the last-minute arrangements…
report in The News, Sept 14, 2023MULTAN: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Wednesday took a subtle jibe at a political party saying it was “really a weird thing that a certain party has given the date for the election”. The statement came amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the timing of elections as political circles remain divided on the polls date. It may be noted that President Arif Alvi, in response to the PTI’s call, suggested…
by Imran Ayub in Dawn, Sept 10, 2023• Bound by father’s advice in family matters, not party’s affairs, says Bilawal• Asif says ‘delimitations necessary’ before elections; PPP leaders also seek poll date KARACHI: The house of Zardari seems split over the issue of timely polls, after PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari publicly disowned a statement made by his father, favouring a delay in elections due to fresh delimitations in light of the census that was approved…