Tag: bypolls
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PTI claims intelligence agencies rigged by-polls, announce protest
After the recently held by-elections on Sunday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders alleged that intelligence agencies were involved in rigging polls. The party termed April 21 as a “black day” in the history of Pakistan while urging the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to withhold the notifications of results. Announcing a series of protests starting from…
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By-polls being held across country; suspension of cellular services in ‘specific districts’
Polling is underway, across the country, on 21 national assembly and provincial assembly seats amidst the suspension of cellular and internet services in “specific districts” of Punjab and Balochistan in order to maintain law and order situation during the electoral process. This is the fist major by-poll since February 8 general elections in the country.…
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Senate elections delayed in KPK
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday postponed Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after opposition members filed a plea for postponement because of an issue with the provincial government over oath-taking of MPAs on reserved seats. Interestingly, polling is underway in the National Assembly, Punjab and Sindh assemblies. KP speaker Babar Saleem Swati did…