ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party on Saturday postponed its much awaited meeting of the Central Executive Committee scheduled to be held on April 5, citing the Senate session which was.
National
March 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday rejected an application by PPP against Prime Minister Imran Khan for his announcement of provision of development funds to lawmakers in the run-up to the Senate elections.
In this connection, a three-member ECP bench, headed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa member Ms. Irshad Qaiser, heard the PPP s request. However, the bench rejected the PPP s application, declaring it inadmissible.
The petition was filed by PPP Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari a few days back, alleging the use of corrupt practices by Premier Imran Khan in relation to the Senate polls. During hearing on the question of admissibility of the application, the petitioner contended the prime minister had assured funds of Rs50 crore to each member.
Govt wants ECP gone
March 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government Monday asked Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja to resign and demanded reconstitution of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), as it failed to hold the recently-held Senate elections in a transparent manner.
“It was a longstanding demand of the prime minister that the power of money should not be used to influence elections,” Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood said while speaking at a press conference.
He was flanked by Information Minister Shibli Faraz and Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhry, reports Geo News. “For this purpose, the premier wanted the Senate elections to be held via an open ballot.”
Govt wants CEC, members to quit
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March 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government Monday asked the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sikandar Sultan Raja, to resign and demanded reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), as it failed to hold the recently-held Senate elections in a transparent manner. It was a longstanding demand of the prime minister that the power of money should not be used to influence elections, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood said while speaking at a press conference.
He was flanked by Information Minister Shibli Faraz and Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhry, reports Geo News. For this purpose, the premier wanted the Senate elections to be held via an open ballot. Mehmood said it was the sole responsibility of the ECP to ensure that transparent polls were held.
20,000 kanal land recovered in Islamabad
Islamabad
January 24, 2021
Islamabad:A total of 20,000 kanal of state land worth Rs500 billion has so far been recovered from land grabbers and encroachers during a grand operation in the capital city initiated at the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
According to the latest documents shared by the office of the Deputy Commissioner (Islamabad), the anti-encroachment grand operation is jointly being carried out by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration in almost all areas of Islamabad.
The areas from where the state land has been recovered included sectors E-11, E-12, I-14, I-15, I-16, Tarnol, Khanna Pul, Karal Chowk, Expressway, Bhara Kahu, Bahria Enclave, Mouza Sinyarai, Srinagar Highway, right of way of Korang River, Phulgran, Mohra Noor, Kot Hathiyal, Shahpur and Malata.