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Posts Tagged ‘ECP’

PPP Signals PML-N Bye Bye

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The interior Advisor Rehman Malik never was and not now that much independent, audacious and autonomous to take such a big step of calling chief minister NWFP and asking him to request for the delay in the by-elections. No sir, that’s preposterous to even think that he did it at his own will.
Adviser to the […]



Pakistan Electoral Process

By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Pakistan Vote'08

Electoral Procedure

For the conduct of elections to the National and Provincial Assemblies, the Election Commission appoints a District Returning Officer for each District and a Returning Officer for each constituency, who are drawn from amongst the officers of the Judiciary, the Federal/Provincial Government and Local Authorities. Returning Officers are […]



Is Our Fate Written on Paper?

By fzuberi • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Pakistan Vote'08

Is our fate written on
just a piece of paper
is it as fragile
as a small tissue paper?
Why is this such a fact?
if people don’t come out
we won’t become fat?
Why people from far far away
sit and dictate us ?
when they can’t even defend their borders
their children come to classes
to shoot down students
still ‘terrorist’
they call us?
why can’t we […]



PPP and PML-N Join Hands To Fight Rigging

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Feb 17th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

It’s spectacular to see two main parties of the country playing buddy-buddy. We should thank our smiling lucky stars that the foes of yesterday have become the friends of today. Though the price paid by both the parties to come to this juncture is huge, nonetheless sacrifice made by assassinated Benazir Bhutto and 10 year […]



Nazims Support to Lota League Candidates

By Danyhasan • Feb 9th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Ever since the election campaigns started all opposition parties have been constantly complaining that the lota league candidates are using state machinery for their election campaigns with the help of local nazims. Ofcourse, these complaints have been dismissed by the lotas as just another excuse to loose the elections because supposedly they have carried out […]