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Posts Tagged ‘rigging’

Fazlur

By Amna Gilani • Feb 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Fazlur Rehman, who was one of those so-called stalwarts who were ignominiously defeated in the general elections of Pakistan on 18th February, has said that he was defeated by enormous rigging.
Though unfortunately Fazlur Rehman managed to win from Bannu area, but he was defeated resoundingly in his own home town of Dera Ismail Khan, and […]



GEO Rigging Video Download

By Amna Gilani • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

GEO TV’s Gumnam Video has created massive rippled in the country, in which people in Karachi and Lahore are doing rigging. You can download these videos from here:



The Only Respectable Way is Resignation, Mr. President

By Ghazala Khan • Feb 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Generalissmo (r) Pervez Musharraf has reiterated that “Nation” still needs him and despite of the trouncing of PML-Q in the elections he will stay on  and on and on. Musharraf refuses to accept the rampage of his ideas by the votes showered by the Pakistanis over PPP and PML-N, and that’s the start of a […]



Zardari, Nawaz You Cannot Turn Your Back Now

By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

So the voters have stated that what they want in Pakistan loud and clear putting PML-Q in electoral oblivion. After the ignominious routing of PML-Q in General Elections in Pakistan, now all eyes are set on the political leaders of PPP and PML-N.
Yesterday, both Asif Ali Zardari and Mian Nawaz Sharif have categorically demanded from […]



Will They Accept the Result?

By The Pakistani Spectator • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Pakistani nation is rejoicing, but the veterans are still very apprehensive and they are asking themselves that whether President Musharraf will accept the results or not. PML-Q, according to unconfirmed reports have accepted the result, but they are meaningless now as they were before, and all the focus is on President Musharraf.
President Musharraf, though has […]



Neck-n-Neck Contest Between PML-N, PML-Q, PPP

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Update: PML-Q is disintegrating fast. Pakistani Voter has risen. It has answered the call of democracy. The PML-N, the party vying for the free judiciary, ouster of Musharraf and democracy is winning by a huge margin in National and Provincial Assembly.
Big names of PML-Q have lost the election, such as its President Chaudhary Shujaat, Sheikh […]



Piers are falling, Rigging can’t be ruled out

By Farid Masood • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

Vote counting is in progress and results are coming from the polling stations. Till now no final accumulative results from any constituency. If we just take the over view of NA-55 Rawlpindi-VI and NA-56 Rawalpindi-VII, from where an oldest pier Sh. Rasheed Ahmad who is trailing behind the other candidates till now. From NA-55 Mr […]



Pakistan 2008 Election Live Results on TPS

By The Pakistani Spectator • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Election 2008 Results, Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

PPP = Pakistan peoples party (led until recently by the late Benazir Bhutto)
PML-N = Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz Group (the original party that still follows Nawaz sharif.)
PML-Q = Pakistan Muslim League - Qaid Group (the splinterd shard that still follows Musharraf.)
ANP = Awami National Party (Led by Asfandyar Wali)
MQM = Muttahida Qomi Party (Led […]



Post-Poll Pakistan : What Political Leaders Are Saying ?

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics

This is very crucial to know as what the chiefs of main political parties are saying, especially those who are not so much happy with Musharraf and his toadies, PML-Q.
Muslim League Nawaz’s chief Mian Nawaz Sharif says that he thinks that the polling during the day was ok, though his workers were targeted and one […]



Counting of Votes Begins : Is It Rigging Time?

By The Pakistani Spectator • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics, Worth A Second Look

Rigging is not done during the polling. Simply because a huge numbers of voters remain present at the polling stations, people remained charged up there the whole day. Media personal also keep their spot light on the voters and the polling process. Police, rangers and other security officials also remain vigilant during the […]