Violence, Procedural Irregularities Observed in Low Turnout PP-275 By-Election

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 Fair Election Network (FAFEN). The seat was vacated due to death of Ch. Mumtaz…

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Suspicious Voting Patterns at 14 Booths Observed in PK-61 By-Election

ISLAMABAD, 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. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) established…

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ECP Urged to Ensure Women’s Access to By-polls in Kohistan

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 Kohistan-1 in violation of the Constitution, election laws, and international legal…

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Suspicious Voting, High Turnout in NA-203 Candidate Bagged 99% Votes

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 of an election tribunal in Sindh, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)…

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Partisan Polling Station Officials, Violence and Police Presence in PP-220 By-Election

Partisan polling station officials, Violence and Police presence in PP-220 By-Election, Preliminary Report of PP-220 By-Election Observation PS officials stamping ballot papers at 14 polling stations Women barred from voting at one polling station ISLAMABAD, October 13, 2011: Partisan polling station officials, violence and heavy presence of police and security officials inside polling stations marked…

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