By Bahram Zackarya,on February 8th,2013 Making a mockery of the ban imposed by the Election Commission,Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has approved issuance of 288 arms licences to the workers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Rawalpindi city on the request of local party leaders who thought it would help win the sympathies of otherwise aggrieved party workers,the . . . →Read More:PM Ashraf approves arms licenses to 288 PPP members By Mir Jamshed Baloch,on January 14th,2013 By Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD:As the Election Commission is taking its time to check the “job for vote policy” of the government just before the elections,there is a maddening rush at the federal level to make maximum possible appointments in different departments,purely on political grounds and without even bothering for transparency . . . →Read More:A job in exchange for a vote By Inaam.Chandio,on September 28th,2012 By Iftikhar A. Khan A plan for exercise of voting right by about 3.7 million overseas Pakistanis has hit a snag with most political parties opposing the idea in the absence of a feasible mechanism. According to sources,representatives of a majority of mainstream parties invited by the Election Commission on Thursday for a . . . →Read More:Political parties oppose voting option for expatriates By Inaam.Chandio,on June 20th,2012 IN disqualifying a sitting,democratically elected prime minister,the Supreme Court has taken an extraordinary — and unfortunate — step. . . . →Read More:Disruption in democracy By Nida Afaque,on June 4th,2012 By Nida Afaque The political scenario in Pakistan is like a chameleon which rapidly changes color. We have highly contested credibility of politicians,a frail economy fueled by a dwindling supply of energy,international powers unhappy with the commitment Pakistanis show to their relationship and a public that is on the brink of losing . . . →Read More:The four year run in the long run By Mir Jamshed Baloch,on May 4th,2012 By Sufyan Rana By any barometer,the events of April 26,2012,were seismic. The Supreme Court of Pakistan held that Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani,Prime Minister of Pakistan,was guilty of contempt of court — under Article 204 (2) of the Constitution and Section 3 of the Contempt of Court Ordinance — and should be punished . . . →Read More:Constitutional courts needed By Maryam Rahman,on June 17th,2011 Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is the richest member of the Punjab Assembly with assets of Rs489.64 million in the country and abroad. According to statements of assets and liabilities for 2010 submitted to the Election Commission by members of the provincial assembly,Mr Sharif has declared the value of his four properties in the United . . . →Read More:CM Shabaz Sharif Tops The Richest Politicians List Of Punjab By supermagsi,on April 18th,2011 The media is being kept in the dark over the progress being made by the Election Commission on the scrutiny of legislators’ educational credentials since the process was taken over by the chief election commissioner two month ago. The ECP has stopped altogether issuing any press releases in this regard. . . . →Read More:Media being kept at bay on fake degree progress | |
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