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By: Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: The draft of new election law prepared by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) proposes to expand the scope of the offence of ‘undue influence’ to include reaching an agreement to restrain women from contesting ...

ISLAMABAD: Civil society representatives and human rights activists in the federal capital have condemned reports that women in many areas of Balochistan were prevented from voting during the local government elections on Saturday. They demanded that the Election Commission of ...

By: IFTIKHAR A. KHAN ISLAMABAD: Moved by women’s ever-poor participation in the general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to establish a gender affairs wing to maximise their participation in the democratic process. An ECP official told ...

By: Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday set aside the order of Peshawar High Court (PHC) against barring females from casting votes in NA-5 Nowshera and NA-27 Lakki Marwat. A three-judge SC bench, headed by Justice Anwar ...

By: Umer Nangian ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had cancelled last month’s by-election in two Nowshera and Lakki Marwat districts following reports that women were disenfranchised in the two National Assembly constituencies. Interestingly however, the ECP inquiries found ...