42 out of 61 Observed DEC Offices without Security Guards

ISLAMABAD, March 18, 2013: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)’s District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) observed security and public accessibility to District Election Commissioner (DEC) offices in 61 districts between February 27 and March 10, 2013. FAFEN observers identified potential public accessibility issues in 15 of the 61 observed DEC offices and a need for…

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Political Parties Gear Up for Polls

ISLAMABAD, March 14, 2013: The District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) have identified at least 38 districts in February 2013 with political developments related to General Election 2013, including districts where election campaigns started before the announcement of the election schedule, says a press release issued by FAFEN on…

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Security Plans for Campaign Period Lacking in Half of Districts

DPOs were willing to be interviewed in 69 out of 70 districts, but the DPO in Swabi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) declined to be interviewed.  Among the interviews with DPOs, 26 were conducted in Punjab, followed by Sindh (19 interviews), KP (14), Balochistan (7), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) (2) and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) (1).…

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ECP, District Administrations Urged to Make Government Offices Non-political

ISLAMABAD, March 11, 2013: The District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) have observed political campaigning at Government buildings. Campaign material such as –party flags, banners, posters, stickers or wall chalking was seen at public buildings in ten observed districts, says a press release issued by FAFEN on Monday. The…

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Judicial and other Postings and Transfers recorded in last week of February

ISLAMABAD, March 9, 2013: The District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) have observed nine cases of postings and transfers in the judiciary, district administration, police and revenue department in seven districts between February 22 and 28, 2013, says a press release of FAFEN issued on Saturday. Four of these…

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