by Javaidur Rahman in The Nation, Dec 31, 2023ISLAMABAD/LAHORE – The nomination papers of Imran Khan the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were rejected for National Assembly constituency NA-122 (Lahore) on Saturday. The returning officer concerned rejected the nomination papers while accepting the objections raised about it. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate and former MPA Mian Naseer had challenged the nomination papers of PTI founder in NA-122. He stated that Imran Khan was ineligible due…
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By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, Dec 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: PMLN Quaid and former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers for Lahore and Mansehra constituencies would be scrutinized on Tuesday (today). The party has tasked its lawyer wing’s stalwarts with defending the nomination papers. Well-placed sources told The News on Monday that the PTI and PPP lawyers had worked out their strategies to challenge the nomination papers with reference to the Supreme Court’s verdict…
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, Dec 18, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) has asked all applicants seeking its ticket to contest ensuing National and provincial assemblies’ elections to submit their nomination papers before their respective returning officers on Wednesday (December 20). The parliamentary board that is reviewing the process of assessing situation of every constituency separately couldn’t complete its work in last three weeks due to the large number of candidates for…
Polls on Feb 8, 2024report in The News, Dec 16, 2023No Events Date1 Public notice to be issued by the returning officer 19.12.20232 Dates for filing of nomination papers 20.12.2023 to 22.12.2023 3 Publication of names of the nominated candidates 23.12.20234 Last date for scrutiny of nomination papers 24.12.2023 to 30.12.20235 Last date for filing of appeals against decisions of the returning officer rejecting/accepting the nomination papers 3.1.2024 6 Last date for deciding appeals by…
report in Prothom Alo, Dec 4, 2023In the Panchagarh-1 seat (covering Sadar, Tetulia, and Atowari), Awami League’s district branch vice-president Naimuzzman Bhuiyan (Mukta) has secured the party’s nomination. However, four other Awami League leaders, including the incumbent member of parliament Mazharul Haque Pradhan and District Awami League General Secretary Anwar Sadat, have submitted nomination papers as independent candidates for this seat. The situation has created confusion and disarray among the leaders and workers of Awami…
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 17, 2023Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday hinted that many political parties and individuals will eventually decide to contest the national polls before the nomination paper submission deadline. “The last date for submitting nomination form is November 30. Many flowers will bloom by then,” said Quader. He was addressing a press conference at AL’s Dhaka district unit office in Tejgaon on the occasion of election schedule announcement by…
by Pranab Baul & Gazi Firoz in Prothom Alo, Oct 7, 2023Both Awami League and BNP in Chattogram South district are rife with inner conflict. The race to clinch nomination for the forthcoming national parliament election is fuelling these conflicts further. As a result, the conflict over positions in the committees of both parties has been overshadowed by the conflict over nomination. Nomination aspirants of both parties are active in the six constituencies of Chattogram…
by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Apr 17, 2023Barishal dominated the talks when the ruling Awami League’s nomination board sat on Saturday to pick mayoral candidates for five cities. Held at the Gono Bhaban with AL President Sheikh Hasina in the chair, the meeting didn’t take long to finalise nominees for Khulna, Gazipur, Rajshahi and Sylhet. But for Barishal, there was a lengthy discussion between Hasina and Abul Hasnat Abdullah, the MP from…