ECP Code Violations Continued through End of Campaign Period
This report highlights issues relating to security and public accessibility of District Election Commissioner (DEC) offices observed by the District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in 47 districts between March 11 and 20, 2013. It identifies potential public accessibility problems in eight of the 47 observed DEC offices and a need for enhanced security measures in 29 offices.
The data has been compiled based on DLTO reports from 23 districts in Punjab, 13 in Sindh, five in Balochistan, four in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and two agencies in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),
| Province/Region | No. of
Reporting Districts |
Reporting Districts
|
| Punjab | 23 | Attock, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Bhakkar, Chiniot,
Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Lahore, Layyah, Lodhran, Mandi Bahauddin, Nankana Sahib, Okara, Pakpattan, Sahiwal, Sialkot, Toba Tek Singh, Vehari |
| Sindh | 13 | Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kamber Shahdadkot, Karachi South,
Karachi West, Khairpur, Malir, Matiari, Naushero Feroz, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur, Umerkot |
| Balochistan | 5 | Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Mastung, Panjgur |
| KP | 4 | Battagram, Dera Ismail Khan, Mansehra, Tank |
| FATA | 2 | Orakzai Agency, South Waziristan Agency |
| Total | 47 |
About FAFEN
The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), established in 2006, is a coalition of 42 leading civil society organizations working to strengthen all forms of democratic accountabilities in Pakistan. Governed by the Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA), FAFEN also implements robust programs in-between elections related to monitoring parliamentary affairs, connecting constituents to their elected representatives, monitoring the performance of public and elected institutions, and advocating electoral and democratic reforms.
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