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173 polling centres in Ghazni to stay shut

By: Saifullah Maftoon , Date:26/09/2019

Ghazni protestors prevent election materials transfer

By: Saifullah Maftoon , Date:08/06/2019

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A number of people prevented election materials from being transported to some districts in southern Ghazni province in protest against the prolonged delay in holding Wolesi Jirga po... Read More

Wolesi Jirga, presidential polls together in Ghazni

By: Saifullah Maftoon , Date:01/10/2018

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Voting in Ghazni polls off to peaceful start

KABUL (PAN): Independent Election Commission (IEC) Secretary Ziaul Haq Amarkhel on Saturday urged parliament to approve an amended electoral law as soon as possible because any delay would negatively affect the poll process.

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in southern Ghazni province says 173 polling centres have been closed due to insecurity.
Abdul Naseer Momand, IEC director for Ghazni, told Pajhwok Afghan News there were 406 polling centres in the province. Only 233 of them would be operating on election day and the rest would remain shut.
He added elections would not be conducted in Rashidan, Ajristan, Nawa, Giro and Jaghato districts because of insecurity.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday said the Wolesi Jirga elections in southern Ghazni province would be held simultaneously with the presidential election next year.
IEC chief Abdul Baday Sayyad told to a press conference here that the voter registration process would begin in Ghazni province in near future.

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): A number of provincial council members and residents of southern Ghanzi province say most members of the council are busy performing their personal tasks and do not attend meetings.
Under the civil servant law, government employees cannot stay absent from duty for three consecutive days without an emergency need, otherwise the absent days would be marked unpaid.

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The newly-appointed police chief for southern Ghazni province on Wednesday asked the militants to shun the insurgency or be ready for being targeted.
Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel issued the warning during his introduction ceremony in Ghazni City, the provincial capital, this morning.
“If the Taliban continue shedding the bloods of innocent people in Ghazni, we would eliminate all of them,” he said, urging the people to support their security forces to improve the situation.