PILDAT Demands Audit of Thumb Impressions on Ballots

May 14; PILDAT has demanded that the ECP and NADRA immediately carry out an audit of thumb impressions in all those constituencies across the country wherever a complaint of rigging has been made in the May 11 General Election especially in Karachi and Lahore................>> Details

PILDAT Analysis on Party Manifestos

May 10, PILDAT has carried out an analysis of the Election 2013 Manifestoes of major Political Parties of Pakistan. It is an attempt by PILDAT to highlight, for the benefit of the Pakistani electorate, how each of the major political parties plans to address key national issues confronting Pakistani State and society today. The comparative analysis of election manifestos of major political parties aims to provide a tool whereby the general public becomes more aware of the alternative choices available to them in the form of different political parties................>> Details

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New challenges emerge as civil-military relations enter new phase PILDAT Dialogue Group on civil-military relations conducts detailed review

Dialogue Group on Civil Military Relations DGCMR) reviewed the current conditions and relevant events and developments over the past 4 months in the context of the 2008-2013 period as the people go to the polls on 11th May. The Group decided to release the following statement...............>> Details

Citizens Group on Electoral Process (CGEP) reviews quality of Electoral Process and performance of Caretaker Governments; expresses concern at ECP's ineffective scrutiny of nomination papers;

• Praises ECP's SMS service;
• Expresses disappointment at the caretakers' inability to ensure protection of lives and property;
• Regrets that the Federal caretaker Government has been functioning without Ministers of Foreign affairs, Finance and Defence;
• Regrets that ECP failed to propose legislation for limits on expenditures by political parties especially on electronic media ads; .

Lahore: The Citizen Group on Electoral Process (CGEP) convened by PILDAT held its 31st meeting at Lahore. With Just five days to go before 11th May, 2013, the Group reviewed factors and conditions which are shaping the electoral process across the country in different sectors. These sectors include the process of scrutiny of nomination forms filed by candidates; the disqualification for life of former President Pervez Musharraf; the ongoing wave of violence and terrorism; the performance of the Caretaker Governments at the Federal and Provincial levels and the over-all quality of the electoral process...............>> Details

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