Civil Society Offers Help to ECP to Address Women Under-registration Issue

ISLAMABAD, March 13, 2016: The civil society groups operating in various parts of the country have decided to extend a supporting hand to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in bridging the gender gap in the electoral rolls, says a statement issued here on Sunday. The decision was made in a consultation of civil society…

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Low Contestation, High Incidence of Violations Mark Dadu By-Election

ISLAMABAD, March 4, 2016: Better administration and good security arrangements were witnessed in a relatively peaceful by-election in PS-76 Dadu that was boycotted by one of the major contesting parties against what it called pre-poll rigging by the provincial government. FAFEN observers documented a total of 364 violations of electoral law, regulations and the code…

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Sanghar LG Election: Peaceful but procedurally flawed

ISLAMABAD, January 23, 2016: Voters in Sanghar finally got to vote for their local government (LG) representatives on January 23, 2016 after the election was postponed twice due to security concerns. FAFEN observed a total of 1,307 violations of the ECP’s Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Contesting Candidates and other electoral laws and…

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NA-218 By-Election: Chronic Irregularities Persist Despite Better Administration

ISLAMABAD, January 18, 2016: Better administrative and security arrangements marked relatively peaceful and low-turnout by-election in NA-218 (Matiari), said FAFEN’s Preliminary Observation Report on Monday. FAFEN observers documented a total of 454 violations of law, regulations and code of conduct at 139 polling stations observed, averaging 3.3 violations per polling station. This average is lower…

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