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ECP likely to release general elections schedule towards December-end

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) shared some important news last Friday. They said that the plan for the big general elections, which will happen on February 8 next year, will be told to everyone 54 days before the election day. The boss of the Election Commission, Sikandar Sultan Raja, explained this in response to questions from the media. He said, "If you want to know when the election plan will be revealed, just start counting 54 days back from February 8." According to the boss, this means it will be around the third week of December in 2023 when they will announce the election schedule. He told a group of reporters in Islamabad that they are getting everything ready for the elections. The lists of areas where people will vote have also been updated. CEC Raja assured everyone that the election timetable will be announced on time. He mentioned that the people in charge of different areas and the officials who will help in the election process will be chosen at t

Special court to indict ex-PTI chief, Qureshi in cipher case today

Today, a special court is set to charge former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case. The accusation involves leaking a diplomatic cable. The special court, established under the Official Secrets Act and presided over by Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain, will conduct the hearing in Adiala Jail, where both PTI chief and Qureshi are currently held. In the previous hearing, the court ordered copies of the charges to be given to the accused and decided to formally charge them in the next hearing. It's important to note that the trial is taking place in Adiala Jail despite the Islamabad High Court's order for an open trial, citing security concerns for the former PTI chief. The Interior Ministry issued a notification for the trial to be held in jail during the last hearing. In the Cipher case, the PTI chief is accused of violating the Official Secrets Act by disclosing a secret diplomatic cable known as the Cipher. This ca

PHC restrains verdict on PTI election

Today, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) stopped the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from making a final decision on a case about the PTI's inner-party elections. The court will listen to the plea by Akbar S Babar, a former PTI member, tomorrow. In the hearing, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali and other lawyers told the court that the intra-party polls were held on December 2, and Akbar S Babar, who is no longer a party member, complained to the ECP. The chairman argued that the elections followed the Election Act 2017 and the party's rules, but Babar's complaint should not be considered. Barrister Gohar criticized ECP's past judgments on PTI matters, claiming bias. The court questioned Babar's PTI membership, which had been terminated over 10 years ago. Gohar insisted that the ECP had no authority to review intra-party polls and accused them of being biased against PTI. Gohar informed the court that he submitted all necessary documents to ECP after the polls, b

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