Explanation

The first session of Sindh provincial assembly was held on August 13, 2018.

Sindh provincial assembly will complete its five years conditional term on 12 August 2023.

The Sindh Assembly stood dissolved on Friday after Governor Kamran Tessori signed the summary forwarded to him by outgoing Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah for its dissolution on 11 August 2023.

Explanation

Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court annulled Section 124-A, of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), dealing with Sedition .

Judgment date: 30 March 2023

Section 124-A is known as the ‘sedition law’.

Sedition means بغاوت

لاہور ہائیکورٹ نے بغاوت کی دفعہ 124 اے تعزیرات پاکستان کو کالعدم قرار دے دیا۔

Explanation

SC Timeline for Punjab Polls on May 14

The Supreme Court ruled on 4 April 2023 that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8 was “unconstitutional” and fixed May 14 as the date for polls in the province.

The ECP had on March 22 announced that the elections in Punjab would be held on October 8. The date was earlier set on April 30, in consultation with the president.

The reserved verdict was issued by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijazul Ahsan.

The last date for filing appeals against decision of the returning officer rejecting/accepting the nomination papers is April 10

The last date for deciding on appeals by the Appellate Tribunal is April 17

The revised list of candidates will be published on April 18

April 19 will be the last date for the withdrawal of candidature and publication of the revised list of candidates

Electoral symbols will be allotted to contesting candidates on April 20

The court directed the federal government to release election funds worth Rs21 billion to the ECP by April 10 for elections to the assemblies of Punjab and KP.

Explanation

• ECP disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi from contesting elections for five years under Article 63 (1)(h) of the Constitution.
• Disqualification date: 4 February 2024
• ECP: Election Commission of Pakistan

Explanation

The first session of Sindh provincial assembly was held on August 13, 2018.

Sindh provincial assembly will complete its five years conditional term on 12 August 2023.

The Sindh Assembly stood dissolved on Friday after Governor Kamran Tessori signed the summary forwarded to him by outgoing Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah for its dissolution on 11 August 2023.

Explanation

On 8 August 2023, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for five years.

ECP stated that the PTI chief was disqualified after being found guilty of corrupt practices under Section 167 of the Elections Act, 2017 and his sentencing for three years.

Explanation

In September 2023, The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) released nationwide voter data from 2018 to 2023, which show that the total number of registered voters in the country increased from 105.95 million (105,955,409) in 2018 to nearly 127 million (126,980,272) in 2023.

The number of voters increased by 21 million during last four years.

Explanation

By-elections on the vacant seats in the local government bodies

Province: Sindh

Districts: 24

Seats: 63

Date: 7 May 2023

Explanation

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif secured a vote of confidence from the National Assembly by getting 180 votes.

Voting date: 27 April 2023

The resolution for the trust vote was moved by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.

Explanation

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq is the current speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan.

Predecessor: Raja Parvez Ashraf 

Appointing date: 01 March 2024

Party name: PML-N