[🇵🇰] Pakistan General Elections -- 2024

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X platform disrupted in Pakistan for full week​

The platform was downed last Saturday after a senior government official made a public admission of vote manipulation

 

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Opposition parties call for observing ‘black day’ on 27th in Karachi​

JI city chief Hafiz Naeem He alleges that the mandate of the PTI and JI was stolen by the PPP and MQM in the largest city of the country.

 

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Oath-taking of KP and Balochistan PAs on Feb 28​

ECP allocates reserved seats for women in KP Assembly, SIC matter remains pending.

Newly elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan assemblies will be sworn in on Wednesday (Feb 28), as the governors of both provinces have requisitioned assembly sessions.

KP Governor Ghulam Ali has summoned the session following advice from the KP caretaker chief minister, Syed Arshad Hussain Shah. On Friday, the provincial law department requested Mr Shah to advise the governor to convene the provincial assembly meeting.

“The chief minister is requested to advise the governor to summon the provincial assembly on a date to be mentioned in the draft order regarding summoning of the provincial assembly,” read an official summary sent by the law department to the caretaker chief minister.

 

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Sit-ins continue against ‘poll rigging’ in Balochistan​

Jan Achakzai says he has suggested a multi-party conference to find out solution to problems being faced by the country.

 

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PPP secures speaker, deputy speaker slots in Sindh Assembly​

Election for Sindh chief minister to be held tomorrow at 2pm.

 

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Maryam’s nomination papers for Punjab CM submitted​

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PPP's Anthony Naveed elected deputy speaker Sindh Assembly​

Updated Feb 25, 16:46
PPP's Anthony Naveed has been elected as deputy speaker Sindh Assembly after bagging 111 votes. MQM-P's Rashid Khan secured 36 votes.

Anthony is the first deputy speaker of the provincial legislature from a minority group. After the victory, he embraced Speaker Owais Shah.

 

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Nomination papers for Sindh CM submitted​

Feb 25, 15:46
The MQM-P and PPP have submitted nomination papers for the election of Sindh chief minister scheduled to be held tomorrow.

The PPP has nominated Murad Ali Shah while the MQM has nominated Ali Khursheedi.

 

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'Long live democracy', says Shah after assuming speaker duties​

Feb 25, 14:37
Newly elected Sindh Assembly Speaker Owais Qadir Shah has vowed to give due time to every single member of the house to express their views and vowed that he will fulfil his duties without bias.

“This is a constitutional position and I will move forward with all the members together,” said Shah and added "Long live democracy" as he spoke after assuming his new position.

He also thanked PPP leadership after assuming his new role.

 

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Facilitation centre opens at parliament​

One-stop counter aids newly elected NA members

A one-window facilitation centre has been established in the Parliament House for the newly elected members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan.

The facilitation centre has been set up in Committee Room No 2 of the Parliament House.

This centre, adorned with banners welcoming the new members on behalf of Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf, comprises eight counters where pictures of the members are being taken.

They are also being provided with a booklet regarding the rules and regulations of the National Assembly.

The new members are being informed that as members of the National Assembly, they can apply for diplomatic—blue—passports for themselves, their spouses, parents, and unmarried children under 28 years of age.

With this passport, they can travel to 46 countries without a visa, but they will receive this passport after taking oath.
Details of the returning candidates’ bank accounts are being collected at these counters.

In these accounts, these members will receive their salaries and other monetary benefits.

At the parliamentary forum desk, they are asked which of the four different forums present in parliament they would like to join.

 

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Maryam, Aftab face off in Punjab CM race today​

Feb 26,
The Punjab Assembly prepares for a showdown today between the PML-N candidate for the provincial chief minister's position, Maryam Nawaz, and Rana Aftab, whom the PTI selected for the coveted role after its initial nominee, Mian Aslam, faced threats of arrest.

On Sunday, the legislature's speaker, Malik Ahmed Khan, deemed the nomination papers submitted by Maryam and Aftab as valid after scrutiny. He subsequently announced an election for the Punjab chief minister's post during Monday's assembly session.

Earlier, PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz submitted her nomination papers to Punjab Assembly Secretary Chaudhry Amir Habib. The deadline for submissions was 5 pm.

On Sunday, Rana Aftab also met with Speaker Khan after the verification of his nomination papers.

 

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MQM-P insists on Sindh governorship for Tessori​

Feb 26,
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) was expected to hold final round of negotiations with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) before taking its decision about joining the coalition government, party sources said.

According to the sources, privy to the discussion in the party’s Coordination Committee, the MQM-P wanted to allow Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori to continue in the post, otherwise, according to some suggestions, the party would prefer to sit on the opposition benches.

In various media interviews, Senior Deputy Convener Dr Farooq Sattar and newly-elected National Assembly member (MNA) Mustafa Kamal both expressed their optimism about the ongoing coalition talks with the PML-N, hoping to reaching consensus on all issues very soon.

 

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Opposition determined to not give SIC walkover in K-P Assembly​

Feb 25, 22:33
Ahead of the upcoming elections for key positions in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, opposition parties have announced their intent to field candidates for the roles of chief minister, speaker, and deputy speaker.

The decision was reached in a meeting, during which the opposition parties vowed to reveal their nominees before the maiden assembly session scheduled to be held on February 28 (Wednesday) for the oath-taking of the newly elected members.

With a combined strength of 25 members in the provincial legislature, the opposition parties are gearing up to contest against the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), which boasts more than 80 members.

Despite the numerical advantage of the SIC, the opposition is determined to compete for the positions of chief minister, speaker, and deputy speaker.