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Demand to remove governors before elections unlawful: Kaira
Minister for information and broadcasting urges media to exercise care, investigate in reporting on sensitive issues.
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Electioneering?: Health Department contests ECP’s ban on fresh recruitments
Says restrictions will affect operations, result in shortage of staffers.
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March 10: Government nears agreement on date for dissolving assemblies
The government has decided on a date, but says final date will be announced after consultation with Punjab government.
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ECP to have India-like administrative powers
ECP reforms to make govt machinery subordinate to the commission during election season.
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Splashing out: ECP nearly triples poll expenditure
Commission seeks supplementary grant worth Rs5.1b from govt.
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Effective legislation proposed to ensure transparency in general elections
Election Commission of Pakistan raises fine for corrupt practices from Rs5,000 to Rs100,000.
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Rs100,000 fine to be imposed on casting fake vote: ECP bill
Election commission approves final draft of bill during crucial meeting.
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General elections: ‘IDPs can cast votes only after amending rules’
Bench asks election commission officials to send summary to president.
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Core committee meeting: PM to kick off consultations on poll schedule
Farooq Naek, Khurshid Shah to discuss ECP ban on all recruitments with chief election commissioner.
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No delimitation of Karachi constituencies: CEC
Fakhruddin G Ebrahim says voters will be given the right to vote as per their will.
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Electoral reforms: Nisar presents three conditions in response to Qadri's demands
PML-N leader says Punjab government will not let the assemblies dissolve until conditions accepted.
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PPP to wrap up social work, focus on campaigns
Bilawal Bhutto says people should be informed about rival parties’ propaganda.
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Upcoming elections: PML-N, Sunni Tehreek consider electoral pact
Sources say move aimed to counter Tahirul Qadri’s party in polls.
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Countering pre-poll rigging: ECP freezes recruitments, bans diversion of funds
Takes decision after taking note of PM’s swelling discretionary fund.
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Electoral reforms: SC seeks govt input on mandatory voting
Chief Justice asks the govt to respond by January 20.
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Ready, set, elect!: Elections to be held on time, govt assures SC
ECP report says necessary arrangements already in place.
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Poll calculations: ‘Election date must be decided before caretakers’
Pervaiz Rashid says PML-N not for or against governor’s rule in Balochistan’.
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Party symbol: The ‘scale’ likely to tip against PTI
ECP reserves judgement, sources say JI will probably get the fought-after symbol.
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House count 2012: Knock, knock. Who’s there? ECP staff. But where’s the army?
Savvy Karachi residents ask for ID and proof, naive ones encounter ghost enumerators.
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In Lyari, wary residents give ECP staff a headache, not the gangsters
Teachers go around patiently explaining why they are doing house count.
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Fair, free polls: Implementation of code of conduct stressed
Ban on transfers, postings of officials and big hoardings must be enforced.
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This is not good enough, say the city’s political parties
Jamaat-e-Islami's Nasrullah Shajjee says army personnel were not present in major parts of Karachi.
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Cross check: Karachi, stand and be counted
House listing from today till Jan 14 and voter verification for 18 days after that.
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Believe it or not: PPP claims spending a meagre Rs348 in a year
PML-N, PML-Q are no lavish spenders either by their own accounts.
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Election lists: ‘Number of voters has decreased in Bahawalpur list’
‘Political parties should raise issue,’ says restoration advocate.
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Fear of delays allayed: Karachi voter verification to kick-start today
Verification forms, stuck at Islamabad because of fog-related flight delays, finally dispatched to Karachi.
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2013 elections: FATA committee set to reach consensus on demands
Says proposals will be made public by mid-January and sent to ECP.
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Pakistan in focus: World will keenly observe next elections, say US senators
Premier Ashraf says govt will ensure free, fair and impartial elections and a smooth transition of power.
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Election code of conduct finalised
ECP to go in review against the SC judgment as some of its poll-related directions are found unfeasible.
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Plethora of speculations: PML-N delays unfurling of party manifesto
Party sources cite approaching ‘long march’ as reason for the deferral.
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‘Pre-poll rigging’: PML-N urges election body to act against PPP
PML-N Senator Tariq Azim urged the CEC to 'save the national exchequer from becoming PPP’s election war chest'.
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Security: No more arms licences in K-P until 2013 polls
The decision was taken at a meeting of the election commission.
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Diverting funds
One way of telling that elections are around the corner is by the sudden scurry to carry out development work.
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Elections 2013: Parties in middle of shaping manifestos, coining slogans
PPP’s manifesto enters final stages, PML-N’s manifesto goes in for printing.
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Army to be deployed at ‘sensitive’ areas: ECP
The commission imposes ban on issuance of new arms licences.
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General elections: Fakhruddin G Ebrahim wants Army at all polling stations
Chief Election Commissioner says Army chief has assured him of all-out support.
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Political consultation: Nawaz, Achakzai in joint push for on-time election
PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar hit out at MQM, PML-Q for supporting Dr Qadri’s long march.
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2013 General Election: Simultaneous balloting not viable says ECP
Imran asks CEC to take notice of Secretary Ahmed’s statement and take immediate measures to clear the air.
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Election symbols: ECP asks parties to fulfill legal requirements
The requirement of holding party elections and submitting a statement of accounts has been flouted widely in the past.
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The responsibility lies with the people, says Hashmi
‘PTI’s priority is a peaceful Pakistan; Peace will lead to a prosperous Pakistan’.
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Redrawing Karachi’s constituencies: Delimitation without census pointless says CEC
Fakhruddin G Ebrahim says ECP will meet all political parties before taking final decision on the subject.
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Balochistan crisis: National Party calls for transparent elections
NP president says his party will soon launch a full-fledged campaign in the province.
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Election campaigns: PML-N calls for ban on political billboards
Party finalises suggestions for ECP’c code of conduct; calls for shared airtime on PTV, joint provision of...
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Chronicle of carnage: As elections beckon, political violence mounts
Third week of December witnesses a slew of target killings, sectarian attacks.
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Politicking: Gohar Ayub, son to join PML-N this week
Omar Ayub previously defeated PML-N candidate in NA-19.
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Code of conduct ‘takes fun out’ of campaigns
Gymkhana candidates can host just one gathering to woo voters.
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New alliances: Gardezi family joins PPP, Qasim moves to PML-Q
Wattoo says new governor will strengthen PPP in south Punjab.
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General elections: Likeminded, SI call for army help
A high-powered Likeminded delegation met with SI leader Sarwat Ejaz Qadri on Monday.
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Slow but steady?: Pakistani women in the public and political sphere
Studies show Pakistan still has a long way to go for achieving gender-equality.
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Talking elections: Campaign within legal bounds, JUI advises Qadri
The JUI leader termed the assassination of Bashir Bilour an “international conspiracy”.