Sheikh Rasheed's nephew is contesting the NA-60 by-election on the PTI's ticket

[Posted on : 2018-09-01 by ] Candidates have begun submitting their nomination papers for the by-elections in NA-60 Rawalpindi.

Among them is PTI ticket holder Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, who is the nephew of Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed, has submitted his nomination papers, as has the PTI‘s Mussadiq Ghuman. Rasheed, the head of the AML, had filed his papers for this constituency but the election in the area was postponed due to the incarceration of another candidate.

PML-N‘s Hanif Abbasi was sentenced to life in jail in the ephedrine quota case and disqualified from contesting the election. Sajjad Khan of the PML-N has submitted his papers for the constituency.

Candidates have until August 30 to submit their nomination forms, after which the list of candidates will be posted on August 31.

Scrutiny of the nomination papers will continue till September 4, while appeals against returning officers‘ decisions will be heard till September 8.

On September 13 the verdicts in the appeals will be announced. September 15 will be the last day to withdraw papers and a final list will be published.

Candidates will be allotted electoral symbols on September 16, after which polling will be held on October 14.

Muhammad Saleem Akhtar Khan has been appointed the returning officer for NA-60.

Hanif Abbasi sentenced to life

[Posted on : 2018-07-22 by Waleed] The Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) court on Saturday, while announcing its verdict in the ephedrine quota case, handed life imprisonment to PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi ─ who was contesting elections against Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid from NA-60 (Rawalpindi).

Abbasi was taken into custody by Anti-Narcotics Force from the courtroom soon after the judgement was announced and subsequently shifted to Adiala Jail. The supporters of PML-N leader did try to hinder Abbasi's arrest and offered some resistance but to no avail.

The PML-N leader will not be able to contest the upcoming general elections following the narcotics court's decision.

Judge Sardar Muhammad Akram pronounced the judgment, saying Abbasi was found guilty of selling 500kg ephedrine illegally to narcotics smugglers. He also imposed a fine of Rs1 million on the PML-N leader.

Sheikh Rasheed

[Posted on : 2018-06-26 by Ahmed Khawaja] Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed kicked off his election campaign on Sunday.

The AML chief, who set off on a tour of his constituency on a motorcycle, while speaking to media men said that he is thinking of replacing his party symbol from the current pen and a bottle of ink to a motorcycle.

When I come into power, I will ensure the completion of Nullah Leh Highway Express project and Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project, Rasheed added.

I will also bring back the looted wealth of thieves, he stressed.

Rasheed further expressed confidence that he will get a RECORD number of votes from both his Rawalpindi seats (NA-60 and NA-62).

Rawalpindi a strong hold of PML-N?

[Posted on : 2018-06-20 by Mehmooda Bagum] Once the fort of PML-N, elections will not be as easy for the party in the Rawalpindi district due to fissures in the party.

The PML-N had won all seven National Assembly seats and the 14 provincial assembly seats in the 2008 general elections in the district but only secured four of the National Assembly seats and nine provincial assembly seats in the 2013 elections.

Like in other parts of the province, the PML-N is facing threats from within the party in the Rawalpindi district after the award of tickets for the July 25 elections.

This time, the party will be contesting without former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, who decided to contest the elections independently because of what he says was a mishandling of the Supreme Court decision regarding the Panama Papers leaks.

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Elahi was up against PML-N's Iqbal Gujar, who received 147 votes ─ 15 less than expected.

A total of 354 MPAs cast their vote in the election. The PTI candidate was expected to receive 185 votes, including 10 from the PML-Q, whereas the PML-N candidate was expected to get 162 votes. .... [read more]

[16-Aug-2018] Awami Party's (BAP) Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo was elected speaker of the Balochistan Assembly.

He secured 39 of the total 59 votes that were cast, while Haji Nawaz Kakar, the joint opposition's nominee, garnered the remaining 20 votes. None of the votes were rejected. .... [read more]

[15-Aug-2018] a former speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, received 176 votes to PPP stalwart and joint opposition's candidate Khursheed Shah's 146. Eight votes were rejected in the tally.

The election for the post of deputy speaker was also won by a PTI candidate: Suri. He garnered 183 votes and edged out Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's (MMA) Maulana Asad Mehmood, who received 144 votes.

After the announcement of Qaiser's victory, the new NA speaker made a round of the opposition benches and shook hands with PPP, PML-N and MMA leaders seated in the front rows of the assembly. .... [read more]

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In NA-221 Tharparkar-I, the turnout ratio was 68.6 per cent with 72.83pc of the female voters and 65.39pc of male voters showing up to vote. A total of 166,527 votes were cast here of which 9,341 were rejected.

The ratio of women who came out to vote in NA-221 is the highest anywhere in Pakistan. .... [read more]

[13-Aug-2018] Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sought the support of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for the election of the National Assembly speaker on Wednesday following the oath-taking of MNAs-elect on Monday.

Talking to newsmen after the meeting, Khursheed Shah said all political leaders should play their role in parliament, adding that his party would support any legislation that benefitted the country. He said the PTI delegation was told that the PPP will support any legislation that protected the interest of the nation and country. .... [read more]

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