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ECP refuses to recognise Achakzai as PkMAP chairman

HarZaviya summary · from 4 outlets

Most outlets reported that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) refused to recognise Mahmood Khan Achakzai as the chairman of PkMAP, with Dawn specifying that this was due to the party’s failure to hold intra-party elections. Aaj News provided a similar account but omitted the reason for the ECP’s decision. Both excerpts framed the ECP’s action as a procedural or legal determination.

How 4 outlets covered this — an automatically generated summary. Each outlet's own headline and excerpt are below.

Same story from 4 outlets

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  1. ECP refuses to accept Achakzai as PKMAP chief

    ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has said that Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) has no chairman currently due to the non-conduct of intraparty elections — a statement which implies that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) refuses to acknowledge Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who is the Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly, as the head of his political part...

  2. Dawn 91% identical

    ECP refuses to recognise Achakzai as PkMAP chief over failure to hold intra-party polls

    ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday refused to recognise National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai as chairman of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) over the party’s failure to hold intra-party elections. A full five-member bench of the commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, heard the matter. Two other cases re...

  3. The Express Tribune 76% identical

    ECP refuses to recognise Achakzai as PkMAP head

    Delists four more political parties

  4. Aaj News (English) 94% identical

    ECP refuses to recognise Achakzai as PKMAP chairman

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday declined to recognise Mahmood Khan Achakzai as the chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), stating that the party currently has no chairman because it has not held intra-party elections. A five-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja heard a case relating to the PKMAP’s failure to conduct intra-...

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