The Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI)'s a petition against the ruling of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday, Geo News reported.
The ECP announced its verdict on a petition filed by the former Pakistan Prime Minister amid an ongoing tussle with his cousin Parvez Elahi over the party leadership.
Fawad is facing sedition charges for publicly "threatening" the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a media talk -- was arrested from his Lahore residence on Wednesday after a case was registered against him at the Kohsar Police Station, reported Geo News.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry rejected the appointment of Naqvi as caretaker Punjab chief executive and vowed to launch a massive campaign against "this system".
The ECP shared a press release on Twitter saying, "#ECP has unanimously decided to appoint Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as Care-Taker Chief Minister Punjab." PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry rejected the decision taken by ECP and said that the commission "never failed to disappoint."
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will on Sunday evening hold a meeting to choose Punjab's caretaker chief minister, the Dawn reported, adding that the meeting was necessitated as the bi-partisan parliamentary committee established by the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly speaker failed
The ECP took over 36 hours to announce the results of Karachi's 236 union committees, as the opposition accused the provincial government of "rigging and managing things".
An official handout signed by the ECP spokesperson announced the electoral body's decision while ordering the Sindh government to ensure "foolproof preparations for peaceful elections," as per the news report.
The Election Commission of Pakistan rejected the pleas of PTI leaders seeking an exemption from appearing before the commission and issued arrest warrants for them against surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday moved to Lahore High Court against the notice served to him by the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) seeking to remove him from PTI chief's post
The three-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Ayesha A Mali issued the orders. According to Dawn, the seven-page document issued today said that the proceedings initiated by the ECP under Section 10 of the Ele