The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), while giving details of its ‘random’ report, has complained about the district administration’s influence in appointing polling agents for the upcoming general elections. FAFEN — a coalition of 40 independent non-partisan civil society organisations formed in 2006 — is appointing 20,000 polling station observers (PSOs) to observe the […]
ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro Friday launched Automated Fingerprint Identification System (PAFIS) to provide a centralised database of fingerprints to help hunt down swiftly criminals and terrorists. Soomro who inaugurated the system at the FIA Headquarters termed it an historic occasion and “a quantum leap to provide better and effective policing.” The system […]
The expanding role of the media towards national integration has been further highlighted by the Government of Pakistan on January 23, 2008, by issuing satellite licenses to 12 new TV channels. Providing fresh proof of the governments policy for promoting free media, the Federal Information and Broad Casting Minister Senator Nisar A Memon emphasised that […]
This year, and we’re only a month in, has been a heavy one. Pakistan marked the New Year with characteristic aplomb. It seems that we are becoming a country that answers every question with violence. There is no room for negotiation, no room for debate, and certainly no room for difference. We have a problem, […]
KARACHI: The number of sensitive polling stations in Sindh has gone up 60 percent to 5,000 after Bhutto’s assassination, the Sindh government informed the Election Commission of Pakistan Saturday. “Previously (before Dec 27) the number was 3,000 out of a total of 13,405,” said commission secretary Kanwar Dilshad to the media after his meeting with […]
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has so far received 108 complaints against district nazims from across the country. Various complaints received by the commission were registered by elections candidates and voters and related to involvement of district nazims in electioneering. The involvement of district nazims in electioneering is against the election code of […]
With the general elections looming large, women’s rights are again coming to the fore in the North West Frontier Province where the two powerful influences on the Pakhtun society – the Mullah and the Khan – seem to be at odds on the issue. While both sides agree on keeping women segregated and confined to […]
LAHORE, Jan 24: The Punjab government has promulgated an ordinance for the creation of an authority that will develop historic areas in the province, especially in the Walled City of Lahore, after finally considering the legal opinion that the functions it intends to perform fall under the purview of the local governments which it could […]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: The Election Commission of Pakistan has rejected the explanation submitted by the Executive District Officer (Revenue) of Gujrat regarding the postings and transfers of revenue staff and asked him to withdraw the orders made in violation of ban on transfers and postings of civil servants. The EDO Gujrat appeared on a notice […]
Seven months have passed since four-year-old Moiz lost his mother, Zebunnisa, when an over-sized hoarding came crashing down on her during the June 23 rainstorm last year. Zebunnisa was one of the several victims who died due to the negligence of the Cantonment Board and the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) that allowed illegal over-sized […]
KARACHI — “Government believes in the freedom of judiciary and media and all four pillars of democracy should work for the progress of country”, Sindh Governor Dr lshratul Ebad said this while addressing the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Administration Block at Sindh High Court Building here on Wednesday. “The rule of law is […]
PRESIDENT Musharraf’s remarks in Brussels about the West’s ‘obsession’ with democracy were not the first time that he uttered such sentiments in public. However, they serve as a disturbing reminder that even after almost a year of traumatic events in the country, he has made no attempt to recognise an age-old cure for the many […]
All over the country (and the world), the print media is strongly condemning the assassination of the Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and former premier, Benazir Bhutto. They are also lashing out at the rulers for the so-called flour, gas and power crisis and the unjustified hike in the prices of everyday commodities. […]
ISLAMABAD: The notification of Election Commission of January 2, 2008, postponing the general elections scheduled for January 8 was challenged on Tuesday in the Supreme Court, praying for declaring the notification as without lawful authority. Muhammad Saad Shibli, Vice-President Lahore High Court Bar, Bahawalpur has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court under article […]
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