The National Disaster Management (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (Amendment) Bill 2012 passed
[February 22, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, February 22: Starting an hour behind schedule, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Wednesday passed the National Disaster Management (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (Amendment) Bill 2012 during the fourth sitting of the ongoing 23rd session. ...
Last Sitting Starts After 85 Minutes Delay
[February 21, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, February 21, 2012: Starting an hour and 25 minutes behind schedule, the fifth sitting of Sindh Assembly’s session met for two hours and 35 minutes on Tuesday. ...
Sitting Marked by Low Attendance
[February 20, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, February 20: Starting 58 minutes behind schedule, the third sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly continued to witness low attendance by Members. Only 40 were present at the start and 17 when the sitting was adjourned. ...
Senate Passes 20th Constitutional Amendment, Domestic Violence Bill
[February 20, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, February 20, 2012: The Senate passed the Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Bill 2012 and the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2012 during the second sitting of the ongoing session....
Sitting Marked by Low Attendance
[February 18, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, February 18, 2012: Starting an hour behind schedule, the fourth sitting of Sindh Assembly’s ongoing session met for an hour and 20 minutes, witnessing low attendance by Members. ...
SC by-election suspension undermines ECP, Assemblies and fundamental rights: FAFEN
[January 20, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, January 20, 2012: The Supreme Court ruling on January 19, 2012 to suspend all upcoming by-elections violates the fundamental rights of at least four million citizens who will be without elected representation for an undefined period, according to the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)...
Violence, Procedural Irregularities Observed in Low Turnout PP-275 By-Election
[November 28, 2011]
ISLAMABAD, November 28, 2011: Incidents of violence, low turnout, suspicious voting patterns at six booths of five polling stations and procedural irregularities marked the by-election for the PP-275 constituency, Bahawalpur-IX, according to a preliminary observation report issued by the Free and Fa...
Suspicious Voting Patterns at 14 Booths Observed in PK-61 By-Election
[November 25, 2011]
According to the preliminary election observation report of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), no female voters were seen on Election Day in PK-61 (Kohistan-I), reportedly due to an informal agreement among political parties to prevent women from exercising their right to vote. ...
ECP urged to ensure women’s access to by-polls in Kohistan
[November 22, 2011]
ISLAMABAD, November 22, 2011: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take pro-active measures against any informal agreements among candidates and other local stakeholders to prevent women from voting in the by-election for PK-61 Kohi...
Suspicious Voting, High Turnout in NA-203 Candidate Bagged 99% Votes
[November 04, 2011]
ISLAMABAD, November 4, 2011: Suspicious voting pattern at 14 polling stations and heavy police presence underlined the one-sided contest in NA-203 Shikarpur-cum-Sukkur-cum-Larkana (Old Shikarpur-II] as people of the constituency went to the polls at 47 polling stations necessitated by the judgment o...
Police stations in Punjab, Sindh and ICT understaffed
[February 20, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, February 20, 2012: Sanctioned posts for male staff were found to be vacant in police stations monitored in Punjab, Sindh and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) during the October-December 2011 quarter, says a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report. ...
20 commodities register 7% price hike in January
[February 01, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: A Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report on Wednesday said prices of 20 commodities increased in January compared to the preceding month while those of 25 came down and seven remained unchanged. ...
14% teaching posts lying vacant in 76 government girls' high schools
[January 31, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: A Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report on Tuesday said fourteen percent of the total sanctioned posts for teachers were vacant in 76 of the 79 girls’ high schools monitored in 59 districts in December 2011. ...
Murder, attempted murder remained widespread during November 2011
[January 27, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: A Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report on Friday said murder, attempted murder and hurt were the most widely reported crimes in November 2011. ...
Many BHUs lack maternal health services
[January 18, 2012]
ISLAMABAD, January 18: A Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report on Wednesday said some maternity services were found lacking in Basic Health Units (BHUs) observed in December 2011....
454 Deaths in Political Violence during Three Months : April 1, 2011
[April 01, 2011]
April 1, 2011: Due to frequent incidents of target killings in Karachi, Sindh experienced the highest number of incidents of political violence between December 2010 and February 2011. The region reported highest number of incidents in the previous quarter (September - November 2010) as well, howeve...
Political Violence Claimed 702 lives in Three Months (Sep - Nov 2010)
[February 11, 2011]
The 357 incidents of political violence reported from across the country between September and November, 2010, claimed 702 lives. Sindh was categorized as the most violent region in terms of causalities as 191 people lost their lives in incidents of violence. Furthermore, due to increased incidents...
808 Incidents of political violence claim 1,921 lives between
[May 31, 2010]
ISLAMABAD, August 16, 2010: A total of 808 incidents of political violence claiming 1,921 human lives were reported in Pakistan between October 15, 2009 and May 31, 2010 - registering an average rate of almost 108 incidents of political violence countrywide per month. Balochistan remained more vio...
Improvements in Display Period, But Problems Remain - June 19th, 2007
[June 19, 2007]
ISLAMABAD: Procedural inadequacies, ineffective management and lackluster response of the eligible voters that may have serious implications on the final electoral rolls mar the ongoing display of Draft Electoral Rolls....
FAFEN Observers Find Display Centers Closed on Opening Day - June 13, 2007
[June 13, 2007]
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 13, 2007 – Preliminary findings from observers of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) reveal that most Election Commission Display Centers visited in 40 districts were closed despite firm indications that they would be ready to serve the Pakistani public nationwide. At leas...
FAFENs Role in Auditing Draft Electoral Roles - June 12, 2007
[June 12, 2007]
ISLAMABAD, June 12, 2007: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), a coalition of thirty leading civil society organizations, announced details of their work to assess and enhance the Election Commission’s display period for new draft electoral rolls on Tuesday....
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EVENTS
Nov 03, 2011
Funding Opportunity:
Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA) is seeking applications for grants from all eligible and qualified organizations for funding to support programming in sele...
Sep 30, 2011
10 Million citizens Missing on Draft Electoral Rolls 2011:
- Unmarked Houses, Persons without CNICs Major Causes
- A report based on nationwide monitoring of house listing exercise...
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