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Posts Tagged ‘election commission’

Three Months, Three Days

By Saleem Khan • Aug 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Today, after offering Fajr prayers, I started reminding “Mr. Asif Ali Zardari and his promises” that he is doing with political parties, influential personalities and a Nation, since he is on the driving seat of PPP chairmanship after assassination of Benazir Bhutto on 27th December 2007.
One of his promises was that his government will officially [...]



PPP Exploits Election Commission

By Ali Yar Khan • Aug 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

All that humbug about not manipulating the institutions like Election Commission and PEMRA by the government have been exposed as the power games in Islamabad heat up after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf and in the wake of presidential elections.
Throughout his reign, the tinpot dictator Musharraf abused the Election Commission to elongate and strengthen his [...]



Are Nawaz, Shahbaz Clear for Contesting Elections?

By Sameer Shaharyar • May 31st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Both Asif Ali Zardari and Pervez Musharraf want to keep both the brothers, who are the backbone of the PML-N and if they reach the National Assembly and Punjab Assembly, it would be harder for Zardari and Musharraf to have their way. But what Zardari and Musharraf are not understanding is that if these Mian [...]



Senator Tariq Azeem Divorces PML-Quashed

By The Pakistani Spectator • Mar 5th, 2008 • Category: Politics

A sordid drop scene has occured of the love affair between Senator Tariq Azeem and PML-Q. Senator Tariq Azeem remained the information secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q in the days of glory, and he was said to be very close to the Chaudharies of Gujrat. He has cited the failure of party leadership as [...]



Elections 2008: Remembering the House Arrests & Lost Ones

By Farid Masood • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look

19th General Election 2008 are about to end and who have approach to their constituencies they may have polled their votes. Polling a vote is also a show of independence.
A delegate of Election Commission of Pakistan had offered the house arrested Chief Justice of Pakistan if he likes to cast his vote, he would be [...]



The Cost of Democracy

By Farid Masood • Feb 17th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Yesterday, the Election Commission of Pakistan have distributed the remunerations to the banks for the polling staff. The daily allowance will be distributed after the submission of results of polling @ Rs 725, Rs 650 & Rs 200 to Presiding Officer, Assistant Presiding Officer and Polling Assistant deputed at each polling stations respectively. Simply multiply [...]



Political Reconciliation and Election 2008 in Pakistan

By Farid Masood • Feb 14th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

The title doesn’t means in term of government. Here is a new idea of Political Reconciliation. During the last years of Marshal Law of General Zia-ul-Haq a government headed by late Mr Muhammad Khan Junejo was elected based on non-party elections. Such type of elections or a government without any majority suits any military dictator. [...]



PML(Q) Where is your cycle?

By Farid Masood • Feb 14th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Now a days hatered is rising against PML(Q). This is becuase the crises being faced by the nation as a result of 5 years tenure of this party and due to non-professional behaviour towards politics.
Due to such response of the nation towards this party, now candidates of PML(Q) have stopped hanging banners of ‘Cycle’ and [...]



Is Care-taker government trespassing?

By Farid Masood • Feb 10th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

An NGO The Free and Fair Elections Network (Fafen) reported that nazims are supporting certain candidates by urging people to vote in their favour, attending their rallies and allowing use of official cars government buildings.
Care-taker government has also appointed 10 judges in Lahore High Court giving promotions from the lower courts, some judges in Supreme [...]



Rigging

By M Mirza • Feb 9th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics (Urdu)