According to a statement issued by the ECP, Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Muhammad Baig met the ECP Secretary and assured the election body of its full cooperation during the July 25 polls.

The Secretary ECP, through PEMRA chief, requested media not to air election results before 7PM on July 25.

The ECP secretary also informed the PEMRA chief that a separate media cell has been formed to provide information to news organisations regarding general elections.

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Top PML-N defectors, including former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and provincial minister Zaeem Qadri, are also contesting election on the Jeep symbol.

According to official final list of candidates in 120 constituencies of Punjab province, uploaded on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) website on Wednesday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has fielded the highest number of candidates in the province.

The former ruling party led by Nawaz Sharif has given tickets to 102 candidates while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan has awarded party tickets to 100 candidates in these 120 constituencies. The ECP has not uploaded the final list for 21 constituencies of the province in Lahore, Rajanpur and Rahimyar Khan owing to pending court cases, says the official portal.

Surprisingly, the newly-founded religious party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan has also emerged as one of the biggest parties in the province in terms of candidates with 97 tickets awarded to its members.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has fielded 98 contestants in these areas for the election 2018 in Punjab province alone.

A few days ago, more than 11 candidates of PML-N had returned their party tickets and sought the Jeep symbol from the ECP instead of their previous Tiger symbol.

The famous among the revolting members were Sardar Farood Amjad Khosa of DG Khan, Sardar Mohsin Hasan Khan, Usama Abdul Karim, Sher Ali Gorchani, and Sultan Mehmood Hunjar.

However, Ch Nisar on Tuesday disassociated himself from other independent candidates in Punjab contesting on the Jeep symbol. A day earlier PML-N leader Maryum Nawaz had alleged that the symbol of Jeep was becoming the symbol of “aliens”. Her father Nawaz Sharif had also questioned as to why candidates had been forced to “climb on jeep”. Maryum had tweeted that every vote for jeep is a vote for “Khalai Makhlooq” (aliens).

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The list contains names of candidates from each National and provincial assembly constituencies along with their residential address, electoral symbol and party affiliation, however the list doesn’t mention candidates from Lahore, Rajanpur and Rahim Yar Khan due to court cases.

According to the ECP, a total of 12,570 out of 21,482 candidates, who had filed nomination papers for both the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies, will contest in the upcoming general elections. The ECP list shows that 3,675 contestants are in the electoral race for the National Assembly whereas 8,895 for the provincial legislatures. Similarly, a total of 172 women are contesting for the National Assembly and 386 for provincial legislatures, along with 113 non-Muslims.

In a province-wise breakdown of statistics, as many as 1,696 contestants are left for the National Assembly constituencies from Punjab and 4,242 for the provincial legislature, including 1,623 for general seats of the NA and 4,036 general seats of the Punjab Assembly. Moreover, 73 women are in the run for NA and 174 for the provincial assembly of the largest province; whereas, 32 non-Muslims are also contesting the polls for representation in the provincial assembly.

In Sindh, as many as 872 are contesting for the National Assembly seats and 2,382 for the Sindh assembly, including 824 for general seats of NA and 2,252 for the provincial legislature. Similarly, 48 women will be contesting for NA seats and 91 for the provincial assembly seats in addition to 39 non-Muslims.

Final List of Contesting Candidates – Form33

• Punjab         |         (National Assembly   /   Provincial Assembly)
• Sindh           |         (National Assembly   /   Provincial Assembly)
• KPK             |          (National Assembly   /   Provincial Assembly)
• Balochistan  |        (National Assembly   /   Provincial Assembly)

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The PML-N president, whose party ruled the country for last five years, said that the PML-N government steered the country out of energy crisis and provided better roads, public transport and infrastructure, and if elected to power again, will resolve the water crisis.

The former chief minister Punjab, who rose to his party’s presidency after his elder brother’s disqualification, maintained that the party has a clear plan as it ruled the country and will now focus on betterment of health facilities, water reservoirs and reduction of poverty.

“Water is the greatest challenge we are facing. There is no use of crying over spilt milk. By constructing dams on water that is our share, India has flouted all laws and treaties which intensified the water challenge for us. We have to act & act fast to overcome this existential threat,” said Shehbaz Sharif.

The PML-N president added that the party’s planned construction of multipurpose Diamir Basha Dam will generate an electricity of 4500 MW besides storing over 6 million acre feet of water. The Nawaz government completed land acquisition for the project at the rate of Rs. 100 billion

“Diamer Basha dam is a matter of life and  death. It will not only meet our water needs but also trap flash floods & provide a longevity to Tarbela & Mangla dams. Even if I have to ask for  donation for the dam, I will do that. Almost 70% of work on the project will be completed in 5 years,” said Shehbaz Sharif.

About the health sector, he said that health reforms introduced by PML-N in Punjab are path-breaking. Latest machinery such as MRI, dialysis, & CT scan machines were installed & drug testing, forensic & pathology labs were set up, adding that Every DHQ hospital in Punjab has hepatitis filter clinic.

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NAB tightens noose around one of the country’s senior-most bureaucrats as the Director General (DG) NAB informed that Fawad Hassan Fawad has been arrested in three graft cases and questioning has been underway.

Three corruption cases against former premier Nawaz Sharif’s principal secretary involve Ashiana Housing Scheme, illegal employment in a private bank and unlawful transfer of nine CNG stations.

NAB has summoned the top civil servant 11 times in Ashiana Housing case so far; it was the fourth time that Fawad appeared before the NAB.

Fawad has served as the principal secretary of two former prime ministers, Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

It is worth mentioning that former director general Land Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema is also accused in Ashiana Housing Scheme case. An Accountability court (AC) on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of Ahad Cheema and other five suspects in the Ashiana Housing Scheme scandal till July 13.

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According to the report published in the Daily Mail, Avenfield House, which has been Sharif’s residence since 1993, was allegedly built after demolishing four high-end flats.

As per the report, Sharif and his family also purchased over 20 properties above the Avenfield flats itself.

It further claimed that Sharif’s Hyde Park home was sold for a whopping 43 million pounds, after the property was sold by his son, Hassan.

However, the report noted that the profits made from the sale were not disclosed in court.
And the former PM has refuted all these claims.

Apart from the Avenfield flats case, the Sharif family, including his sons Hasan and Hussain, daughter Maryam, son-in-law Capt (retd) Mohammad Safdar and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar are facing multiple corruption references in the accountability court.

The reports states that the Sharifs have for years moved their money in and out of Britain, Switzerland, the Middle East and the British Virgin Islands.

Rachel Davies Teka, of global anti-corruption group Transparency International, said that this is not just a tale of dirty politics and allegedly dirtier money in a foreign land, but money laundering has a devastating impact on the UK capital as well.

‘The flow of dirty money into the property market contributes to the wider issues of empty homes, and the distortion of developer priorities away from affordable housing and towards luxury properties,’ he said.

‘We have identified UK property worth £4.4 billion that has been bought by those representing a high money laundering risk. This is likely to be the tip of the iceberg.’

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on July 28 last year, had disqualified Sharif from holding the office of the prime minister and asked the National Accountability Bureau to file references against the Sharif family in connection with corruption cases against them.

Sharif’s main political rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan also referred to the article on Twitter, alleging that the former ruling family looted and laundered the nation’s wealth.

More on how the Pakistani nation’s wealth was looted through money laundering by corrupt rulers and their families. https://t.co/1Lu8bYA5wU

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 24, 2018

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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has unveiled its initial list of ticket holders from Punjab. The list almost left the entire provincial assembly seats in Lahore and a number of those in the southern part of the province undecided.

According to the list, Maryam Nawaz will contest from NA-125 and PP-173, while Shahbaz Sharif would contest from NA-192 DG Khan and NA-132 Lahore.

Following are the details of the candidates for the National Assembly and the provincial assembly seats falling under the same.

The list will be updated accordingly.

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