KPLG Election 2021: Largely Orderly but Procedural Compliance Needs Reinforcement

Acceptance of results by contesting parties to augur well for democracy Direct election to all LG tiers sets example for other provinces ISLAMABAD, December 21, 2021: Pakistan inched towards the installation of the constitutionally-promised local governments (LGs) when around 40 percent of registered voters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) turned out to vote on December 19,…

KPLG Election 2021: Largely Orderly but Procedural Compliance Needs Reinforcement

Acceptance of results by contesting parties to augur well for democracy Direct election to all LG tiers sets example for other provinces ISLAMABAD, December 21, 2021: Pakistan inched towards the installation of the constitutionally-promised local governments (LGs) when around 40 percent of registered voters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) turned out to vote on December 19,…

Minor Procedural Irregularities in Low Turnout NA-133 By-Election

ISLAMABAD, December 5, 2021: Clouded by the vote-buying controversy, and overshadowed by the disqualification of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate on technical grounds, the NA-133 (Lahore XI) by-election remained a lackluster duel majorly between the candidates of two opposition parties, registering a turnout of less than 20 percent amid an orderly voting and counting…

Minor Procedural Irregularities in Low Turnout NA-133 By-Election

ISLAMABAD, December 5, 2021: Clouded by the vote-buying controversy, and overshadowed by the disqualification of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate on technical grounds, the NA-133 (Lahore XI) by-election remained a lackluster duel majorly between the candidates of two opposition parties, registering a turnout of less than 20 percent amid an orderly voting and counting…