Explanation

The first-ever general elections were held on 7th December 1970.

Yahya Khan issued a Legal Framework Order for the first general elections.

Explanation

Mayor Election (Karachi)

Held: 14 June 2023

Winner: Murtaza Wahab (PPP)

Murtaza Wahab won: 173 votes

Second position: Naeemur Rehman (JI)

Naeemur Rehman won: 160 votes

Note: Jamaat-e-Islami rejected Karachi mayor election results, announces ‘black day’ on 15 June 2023

Explanation

Mayor Election (Karachi)

Held: 14 June 2023

Winner: Murtaza Wahab (PPP)

Murtaza Wahab won: 173 votes

Second position: Naeemur Rehman (JI)

Naeemur Rehman won: 160 votes

Note: Jamaat-e-Islami rejected Karachi mayor election results, announces ‘black day’ on 15 June 2023

Explanation

Sikandar Sultan Raja appointed CEC: 27 January 2020

Sikandar Sultan Raja: first retired bureaucrat to have ever been appointed as the head of the top electoral body

Previously, Sardar Muhammad Raza was CEC (retired on December 5, 2019)

Question Updated on 23 July 2023

NA23-7-2023

Explanation

Second and final phase of Local government elections held in Karachi and Hyderabad divisions

Date: 15 January 2023

PPP won: 91 seats

Jamaat-i-Islami won: 85 seats

PTI won: 42 seats

 Boycotted by: MQM

Explanation

About Senate of Pakistan

Senate: Upper House of Pakistan

Senate in Urdu: ایوان بالا

Formation: 1973

Original members: 45

Raised to 63: 1977

Raised 87: 2 March, 1985

Raised to 100: 2002

First Hindu Woman Senator: Kirshna Kumari

Half of the Senate members retire after: 3 years

Members term: 6 years

Head of Senate is called: Chairman

National Assembly & Senate: Makes up the Parliament of Pakistan

Seats for each province: 23

Baluchistan Women Seats: 4

Sindh Women Seats: 4

KPK Women Seats: 4

Punjab Women Seats: 4

ICT Women Seat: 1

Total Women Seats: 17

Senate elections: after 3 years

First woman deputy chairperson: Dr Noor Jahan Panezai

Youngest chairman senate: Sadiq Sanjrani

First chairman Senate: Habib Ullah Khan

Explanation

The Prime Minister of Pakistan needed 172 votes to win the confidence vote.

The speaker said that in 2018, Prime Minister Imran had been elected to the post with 176 votes. “Today (06-03-2021) , he has secured 178 votes,”

Explanation

• 160 seats was won by awami league in the 1970 election
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• In the elections of 1970, the Awami League won 167 of 169 East Pakistan seats in the National Assembly
• but none of West Pakistan's 138 seats.
• It also won 288 of the 300 provincial assembly seats in East Pakistan.
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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

Explanation

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq became speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan on 01 March 2024

Total votes: 291

Ayaz Sadiq gained votes: 199