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ECP ready for polls, seeks army’s help to ensure peace

report n The News, Nov 24, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday said it was ready for the conduct of general elections on February 8 and directed acquiring services of the army to ensure security of voters during the poll process. The commission has completed hearing of representations regarding the preliminary report of the delimitation of constituencies and will publish the final list by November 30, as decided already. It emphasized that in…

ECP invites international observers to monitor polls:

By Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, October 26th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday extended the deadline for voters’ registration till Oct 28 and invited international observers to monitor the upcoming general elections. In a letter sent to the secretaries of interior and foreign affairs ministries, the ECP stated, “We would take this opportunity to welcome international observers to observe the polling process neutrally, impartially with their very well-articulated feedback and reports.”…

PPP won’t ‘sit around and wait’ for poll schedule

by Imran Ayub in Dawn, Oct 3rd, 2023• Bilawal asks people to hold political parties accountable for endorsing delay in elections• Farhatullah Babar decries talk of poll delay based on negative ‘vibes’, says genuine democrats must be ready to face voters• Ex-PM Gilani seeks level playing field for all, pins hopes on election watchdogKARACHI: The Pakistan Peo­p­les Party on Monday called out its former allies for apparently endorsing a delay in general elections, vowing that…

Police collecting data on number of minorities, Jamaat voters

by Ahmadul Hassan in Prothom Alo, July 28, 2023The Special Branch (SB) of police began gathering data of voters in every constituency ahead of the twelfth parliamentary election. The intelligence unit of police is also collecting data on whether any polling centres are risky, how is the infrastructure of the polling centres, how many voters belong to minority communities or support Jamaat-e-Islami. Sources said SB headquarters on 24 July asked field level officials and district…