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PS-129 Karachi Central-VIII
PS-129 Karachi Central-VIII () is a constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. General elections 2024 General elections will be held on 8 February 2024. General elections 2018 2018 Sindh provincial election, General election 2018: PS-129 (Karachi Central-VII) General elections 2013 See also * PS-128 Karachi Central-VII * PS-130 Karachi Central-IX References External links Official Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh Constituencies of Sindh {{Sindh-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Assembly Of Sindh
The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan having a total of 168 seats, with 130 general seats, 29 seats reserved for women and 9 seats reserved for non-Muslims. There was previously a Sind Legislative Assembly in the Sind Province of British India and in the early years of the state of Pakistan. History A large part of Sindh was captured by the British commander General Sir Charles Napier status as a State and became a Commissionerate of India's Bombay Presidency, being controlled by a Commissioner. In 1890, after the Minto reforms, Sindh gained representation for the first time in the Bombay Legislative Assembly, with four members representing it. From that time, a movement to separate Sindh from the Bombay Presidency was established, and in 1935, after a long st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi Central District
Karachi Central District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. History The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and New Karachi Town. On 11 July 2011 Sindh Government restored Karachi Central District again. Karachi Central District has the following dehs: Gujhro (P), in the talukas of Liaquatabad and Gulberg, and Kari Lakhi, in the taluka of North Nazimabad. Union Committees Demographics At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi Central district had a population of 2,971,382, of which 1,542,028 were males and 1,428,860 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females. The majority religion is Islam, with 98.31% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.22% of the population. At the time of the 2017 census, 70.77% of the population spoke Urdu, 6.57% Punjabi, 5.53% Pashto, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town ( ur, ) lies in the central part of the city. Liaquatabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, but later was restored by the government in early 2022. Also Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015. History The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" ( administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Nazimabad Town
North Nazimabad Town ( ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the suburb of North Nazimabad. North Nazimabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 10 union councils and North Nazimabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015. In January 2022, the town system was restored by a Government of Sindh notification dividing Karachi into 26 towns and 233 union councils. History 2000 The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including North Nazimabad Town. 2011 In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion ( PPP) . Karachi paid $9billion (25% of whole country) as tax during fiscal year July 2021 to May 2022 according to FBR report. Karachi is Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse, as well as one of Pakistan's most secular and socially liberal cities. Karachi serves as a transport hub, and contains Pakistan’s two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim, as well as Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport. Karachi is also a media center, home to news channels, film and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Pakistani General Election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the 16th National Assembly. The detailed schedule was announced by Election Commission of Pakistan on 15 December 2023. The two major parties are Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), led by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the largest party in the previous elections, is fielding its candidates as Independents after a controversial Supreme Court ruling stripped them of their electoral symbol in the run-up to the elections. Background 2018 elections General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday 25 July 2018 after the completion of a five-year term by the outgoing government. At the national level, elections were held in 272 constituencies, each electing one member to the National Assembly. At the provincial level, elections were held in each of the four p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Sindh Provincial Election
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 13th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. . Background Following the 2013 elections, despite a significant drop in vote share, the left-wing Pakistan Peoples Party remained the largest party in the assembly and held a comfortable majority with 91 seats. They were followed by the secularist, Muhajir-centric, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which repeated its 2008 exploits, by securing 51 seats. New additions into the assembly included Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, a welfarist, anti-establishment party led by former cricketer Imran Khan, who emerged as the second largest party in Karachi and gained 4 seats. Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League (F), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Commission Of Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan ( ur, ; ECP) is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established federal body responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the national parliament, provincial legislatures, local governments, and the office of President of Pakistan, as well as the delimitation of constituencies and preparation of electoral rolls. As per the principles outlined in the Constitution of Pakistan, the Commission makes such arrangements as needed to ensure that the election is conducted honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance with law, and that corrupt practices are guarded against. The Election Commission was formed on 23 March 1956 and has been restructured and reformed several times throughout the history of Pakistan. The Chief Election Commissioner and four retired judges of the High Courts, each from one of the four provinces (Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) of the country, form the five-member panel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Imran Ali Shah
Syed Imran Ali Shah is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PS-129 Karachi Central-VII in the 2018 Sindh provincial election. On 20 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests. Physical assault controversy On 14 August 2018, he made national news when he physically assaulted a citizen near National Stadium, Karachi. A video of Shah assaulting a citizen quickly went viral and sparked outrage. Following the incident, PTI issued show cause notice to Shah. The next day, his step-mother claimed that Shah tortures her and she feels unsafe because Shah has become a member of the Sindh Assembly. She also accused Shah of property theft. On 16 August, PTI suspended the party membership of Shah. On 18 August 2018, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar Mian Saq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Sindh Provincial Election
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 12 Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 11 May 2013, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. The Pakistan Peoples Party, led by Syed Qaim Ali Shah, despite losing almost 10% of its vote, returned victorious in this election, losing only one seat overall. Background Prior to this election, the Pakistan Peoples Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement were in a coalition government with each other despite the fact that the PPP had enough seats to be able to form a government by themselves. Campaign Overall, the election campaign for the Pakistan Peoples Party was based mainly on garnering support in Sindh, while the Muttahida Qaumi Movement campaign was mainly based in Karachi. The Pakistan P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UrduPoint
UrduPoint is an Urdu-language web portal of Pakistan. Launched on August 14, 2000, it is the 6th most visited website in Pakistan and its global rank is 1045 (). UrduPoint is also partner of digital media company Ziff Davis, a division of J2 Global, to launch Mashable Pakistan. This is dual-language, Urdu and English edition of Mashable. UrduPoint is accessible as a ''free'' website as a part of Internet.org (now freebasics.com) launched by Facebook in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... UrduPoint has become the digital media partner of Multan Sultans in PSL 4. UrduPoint is also running a YouTube channel more than 7 million active subscribers. References {{reflist External links Urdupoint Web portals Urdu-language websites Pakistani websites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajid Qureshi
Muhammad Sajid Qureshi (born 28 December 1960–21 June 2013) was a Pakistani politician. He was Sindh Assembly's MPA from Karachi. He was assassinated in 2013. Political career He was elected as the member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement from constituency PS-103 (Karachi-XV) in 2013 Pakistani general elections. Death On 21 June 2013, Qureshi, 53, and his son were assassinated in a drive-by shooting in North Nazimabad Nazimabad ( ur, , sd, نئون ناظم آباد) is a suburb of Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in 1952, and is named after the second Governor General of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin. History Before the independence of Pakistan, the ar ..., Karachi. According to initial details, unidentified armed men opened fire at Qureshi’s car when he was returning home after Friday prayers along with his son. References 2013 deaths Deaths by firearm in Sindh Assassinated Pakistani politicians Muttahida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
