National
April 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja said holding local bodies elections was the constitutional responsibility of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the cooperation of the governments and departments concerned was vital to carry out this exercise.
Regarding the holding of local bodies’ elections, an important meeting of the ECP was held Wednesday at the Election Commission Secretariat that was chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner. Provincial Election Commissioners of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan participated in the meeting through video link.
In his opening remarks, the Chief Election Commissioner said holding local bodies elections in the country on time was the constitutional responsibility of the ECP and the Election Commission would ensure that local bodies elections were held on time across the country. “The cooperation of governments and other relevant authorities is essential,” he emphasiz
CEC reiterates holding LB polls as constitutional responsibility of ECP
National
April 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja said holding local bodies elections was the constitutional responsibility of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the cooperation of the governments and departments concerned was vital to carry out this exercise.
Regarding the holding of local bodies’ elections, an important meeting of the ECP was held Wednesday at the Election Commission Secretariat that was chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner. Provincial Election Commissioners of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan participated in the meeting through video link. In his opening remarks, the Chief Election Commissioner said holding local bodies elections in the country on time was the constitutional responsibility of the ECP and the Election Commission would ensure that local bodies elections were held on time across the country. “The cooperation o
ECP undergoes key structural changes
National
April 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan Sikandar Sultan Raja has ordered gradual multi-faceted organisational changes to enhance the capacity of the institution so that it could carry out its constitutional duties in a more efficient manner.
Some significant organizational changes of the first phase include: 1. The Information Technology Department has been restructured for more efficient use of technology in the next elections under which new posts of project director (duplication), project manager, electoral technology and project manager, data centre/printing have been approved and individuals in these positions will be contracted for a fixed period of time in exchange for an attractive salary. They will work to formulate and implement strategies to ensure the use of election-related technology.
ECP body resumes scrutiny of PTI accounts
National
April 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan Scrutiny Committee met on Thursday and resumed scrutiny of PTI accounts while the petitioner Akbar S Babarâs lawyer contended that the authenticity of every document should be verified during its proceedings, not after that.
He claimed that the document, containing details of PTI funding, presented before the committee for scrutiny was fake as it was neither signed nor authenticated by the PTI auditor. Babar feared that under the cover of electoral reforms, the party funding law could be changed.
The committee met here at the Election Commission Secretariat and the petitionerâs lawyer Ahmad Hassan Shah reiterated that to date, the committee had not challenged in writing single documentary evidence presented before it by the petitioner, it was learnt.
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