By Mariana Baabar in The News, Dec 4, 2023ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has informed the government here that due to paucity of time, it will not be sending a full election observation mission as it did in 2018. Also, no recommendations will be presented at the conclusion of February 8, 2024 elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stated that it welcomes observation missions for elections 2024. The EU Election Observation Mission (EU…
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By Rana Ghulam Qadir in The News, Dec 4, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PTI’s intra-party election dispute will now be settled at the Election Commission of Pakistan’s forum. According to sources, the report of PTI’s inter-party election will now be submitted to the ECP. In the decision announced on November 23, the commission had directed that intra-party elections be held within 20 days. It had also directed that the election report (Form 65) should be submitted to…
By Mushtaq Paracha in The News, Dec 4, 2023NOWSHERA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Parliamentarians (PTIP) Chairman and former defence minister Pervez Khattak on Sunday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for what he said was conducting a ‘fake’ intra-party election. Addressing a gathering of party workers here, he said that the PTI had a history of holding fraudulent intra-party elections. Calling for democracy in the political parties, he alleged that the PTI’s intra-party elections were carried out on paper.…
Report in Dawn, December 4th, 2023KARACHI: The Jahangir Tareen-led Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) on Sunday came up with serious reservations about the role of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and accused him of being ‘biased’ and supporting ‘just one party’. Former Sindh governor and senior IPP leader Imran Ismail described the role of the poll oversight body and its chief as ‘controversial’ not only in Sindh, but across the country and…
By Zebunnisa Burki in The News, Dec 03, 2023KARACHI: The PTI’s intra-party election could go either way for the party, with electoral and constitutional experts saying that the PTI’s fate as an enlisted party and its election symbol both hang in the balance until the ECP notifies the party’s intra-party poll results. As the PTI’s founding member Akbar S Babar raised objections to the process adopted by the party for its intra-party polls, and with…
Report in The Nation, Dec 3, 2023ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Information Secretary, Marriyum Aurangzeb expressed amazement on Saturday at the unconventional intra-party elections of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf, which resulted in the unanimous ‘election’ of office bearers within a 15-minute timeframe. Talking to media on Saturday, she highlighted the unorthodox elements of PTI’s intra-party election process, such as the undisclosed venue, the lack of participating voters or seconders, proposers, the absence of a presiding…
Report in The Daily Star, Dec 01, 2023The upcoming national election is unlikely to be “participatory” and it is impossible to ensure public confidence in such an election, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said yesterday. TIB organised a press conference on “Political Commitments for Democracy, Good Governance and Integrity: TIB’s Recommendations” at its Dhanmondi office yesterday, according to a press release. TIB placed 76 recommendations for fostering democracy, institutionalising democratic values and practices, establishing an effective…
ISLAMABAD: One of the founding members of the PTI, Akbar S. Babar has rejected Imran Khan’s nomination of Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as a candidate for the party chairman’s slot, calling it “selection instead of an election”. In a press statement, Mr Babar, who had filed the foreign funding case against the PTI, said the nomination of the new PTI chairman has raised serious questions about the transparency and credibility of the entire PTI intra-party…
Report in The Daily Star, Nov 29, 2023BNP needs to inform the Election Commission within the next two days if they want to join polls, said Election Commissioner Md Alamgir yesterday. Mentionable, the last date for submitting the nomination papers is tomorrow. The EC is open to adjusting the election schedule “within the constitutional limits” to facilitate parties who are still undecided to join the election, he said. “If necessary, we will reschedule the polls.…
report in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2023.ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has intensified its election groundwork nationwide, opting to entrust election campaigning responsibilities to the youth and minority communities, as announced by the party’s leadership. PML-N Senior Vice President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz has directed the Muslim Students Federation (MSF) and Minority Wing of her party to intensify the campaign nationwide for the upcoming general elections scheduled for Feb 8 next year.…