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A women polling station without voters

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SAHIWAL: Male residents of 111/9-L, Jahan Khan, upheld their 35-year-old “tradition” on Saturday by once again not allowing the women of the village to cast their votes in the 2013 general election. At the village located some 15km from Sahiwal city, 685 women are registered as voters but none of them turned out to cast […]


Behind the scenes: A major role for minorities

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ISLAMABAD:Votes of the non-Muslim electorate are likely to play a decisive role in the final result of May 11 polls, Nadra Chairman, Tariq Malik contended during an exclusive interview with The Express Tribune. Quoting from NADRA statistics he claimed that there are about 96 constituencies where the key to success lies in the hands of […]


Over 2,000 journalists may miss their right to vote

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ISLAMABAD: Over 2,000 journalists working in various media houses in Islamabad and Rawalpindi will not be able to cast their votes in their ancestral areas due to their duties on election day. The journalists, who belong to various parts of the country, have demanded of the Election Commission of Pakistan to devise a swift strategy […]