25 December

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PTI to challenge ‘flawed’ ECP verdict on intra-party polls, electoral symbol in Peshawar High Court

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The PTI on Monday said it would challenge the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to declare its intra-party polls as unconstitutional and revoke the iconic ‘bat’ symbol in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) tomorrow (Tuesday). The development comes after the electoral watchdog last week voided, for the second time in less than a month, PTI’s internal elections in which Barrister Gohar Ali Khan was easily elected as the party’s new chairman. The verdict came following a first-of-its-kind microscopic examination of the inner workings of a political party and declared the party ineligible to obtain an election symbol to contest the upcoming general elections. “It is held that...

28 November

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ECP response sought to Tehreek-i-Insaf plea for judicial supervision of polls

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PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Monday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to respond to a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf petition that sought orders for the holding of the upcoming elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through judicial officers under the supervision of the judiciary. Fixing Dec 18 for next hearing into the petition filed by spokesperson for the PTI and senior lawyer Mohammad Muazzam Butt, Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Wiqar Ahmad gave the ECP a fortnight to file that response. The petitioner requested the court to ask the ECP as well as the province’s caretaker government and governor not to interfere in...

17 November

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Tehreek-i-Insaf moves PHC for polls under supervision of judiciary

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PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Thursday filed a petition with the Peshawar High Court seeking directives for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the upcoming elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through judicial officers under the supervision of the judiciary. Petitioner Mohammad Muazzam Butt, a senior lawyer and spokesperson for the PTI, requested the court to direct the ECP as well as the province’s caretaker government and governor not to interfere in the process for next polls. He said the court should declare that the “enforcement of fundamental rights of citizens should be ensured and for the true spirit of democracy the...

17 November

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General elections: PHC moved for securing level-playing field for PTI

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PESHAWAR: A writ petition was filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) here on Thursday for ensuring transparent general election and level-playing field for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to carry out the poll campaign like other political parties. Moazzam Butt, a senior advocate, filed the petition in which federal and provincial governments, Home Ministry, chief election commissioner and Peshawar Press Club president and other relevant institutions were made respondents. The petitioner contended that the election date has been announced according to which the country would go for general elections on February 8, next year.He said all the political parties were making preparations for...

10 June

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Kashmir Day observed in Pakistan’s KPP province with greater enthusiasm this year

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PESHAWAR: Residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) held ceremonies on Monday to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day.There was greater enthusiasm for the celebrations this year due to the continuing rebellion against Indian forces in the disputed region.“Compared to previous years, the number of Kashmir Day ceremonies has escalated quite significantly,” Mohammed Muazzam Butt, who manages a Peshawar-based think tank, the Jammu and Kashmir Council, told Arab News.“People are not only expressing solidarity with the indigenous independence movement in Kashmir but are also protesting Indian brutalities over there,” he said.He said that the intensity of Kashmir-related...

10 June

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Wary of ‘law and order situation’, KP governor urges ECP to consult stakeholders before deciding poll date

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Published February 1, 2023 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali has written a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) chief, advising him to consult all relevant stakeholders, including political parties, before deciding a date for general elections in the province in view of the “alarming law and order situation”, it emerged on Wednesday. The development comes two days after a powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in the Peshawar Police Lines area, killing more than 100 people, mostly police officials. In a letter dated Jan 31, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the governor reminded the electoral body of its constitutional binding to...

10 June

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KP governor urges ECP to consider law and order before deciding election date

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February 1, 2023 PESHAWAR: The governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Haji Ghulam Ali, has issued a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the timing of the general elections in the province. In the letter, dated January 31, the governor advised the ECP to consult with political parties and relevant stakeholders before determining the election date, due to the “alarming law and order situation.” “In view of the alarming law and order situation in the province and series of terrorist attacks during the past days, it would be advisable that before fixing a date for the general elections, the ECP should consult and...

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PTI to challenge ‘flawed’ ECP verdict on intra-party polls, electoral symbol in Peshawar High Court

ECP response sought to Tehreek-i-Insaf plea for judicial supervision of polls

Tehreek-i-Insaf moves PHC for polls under supervision of judiciary

General elections: PHC moved for securing level-playing field for PTI

Kashmir Day observed in Pakistan’s KPP province with greater enthusiasm this year

Wary of ‘law and order situation’, KP governor urges ECP to consult stakeholders before deciding poll date

KP governor urges ECP to consider law and order before deciding election date