by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, November 24th, 2023• Report on redrawn constituencies to be published on Nov 30• Over 1,400 objections to delimitation filed; representations come from 124 of 143 districts ISLAMABAD: In a significant step towards the Feb 8 general election, the printing of final electoral rolls has begun as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday concluded hearings on objections to the new delimitation of constituencies. During a meeting chaired by…
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By Mumtaz Alvi in The News, October 31, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Core Committee Monday aired serious reservations about the state’s ‘ongoing planned attempts to pollute the election environment by creating uneven playing field ahead of the elections, using coercive tactics against PTI leaders and workers’. The forum also referred to ‘delaying the issuance’ of PTI’s electoral symbol ‘bat’ unnecessarily. In its meeting, the core committee urged that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should…
report in Daily Times, Oct 27, 2023After President Arif Alvi stirred controversy by raising doubts on the timing of general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday said that there was no possibility of a delay in the polls – which are slated to be held at the end of January. In an interview with a private news channel, President Alvi said he did not see polls taking place in January. He recalled…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Oct 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Months after the death of former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf, the All-Pakistan Muslim League (APML), once founded by him, has also ceased to exist following ‘internal disputes’. There were three claimants for the symbol of “eagle”, but none of them could prove they ever held any position in the party before a three-member bench of the ECP, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, August 30th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is likely to announce a schedule for the general elections well before the completion of delimitation of constituencies of national and provincial assemblies, informed sources told Dawn. They said a decision on this would not take months or weeks, but days. They said the issue was discussed during the commission’s consultative meeting with the PPP on a roadmap to the…
report in The Expreess Tribune, Aug 29, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) remained at the centre of conflicting viewpoints as discussions with mainstream political parties continued on Monday, with the Jamat-e-Islami advocating for polls to be conducted within 90 days, while the MQM-P pushing for fresh delimitations. According to a press release issued by the ECP, the electoral watchdog held separate meetings with the leaders of both parties to discuss various aspects of…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, August 25th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday held out the assurance that transparent polls would be conducted in the country ‘as soon as possible’ and level playing field would be provided to all political parties to take part in the democratic exercise. The assurance came during the first consultative session held with political parties on the roadmap to elections with Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, August 19th, 2023• Asserts fresh electoral rolls, delimitation are constitutional requirements, foregoing them would deprive voters of ‘true representation’• Says substantial changes have occurred in population of provinces, constituencies ISLAMABAD: Just a day after announcing a delimitation schedule that all but confirmed that polls would be delayed for longer than the stipulated 90-day period, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) defended its move, saying the exercise was a constitutional…