KARACHI, April 7, 2016: People went to a peaceful election held in two constituencies of Karachi amid heavy presence of security forces and an unusually assertive Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) seen to be enforcing the election rules, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its election observation report on Thursday. However, procedural irregularities…
ISLAMABAD, April 7, 2016: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan adopted one resolution and deferred two others amid low attendance of lawmakers during fifth sitting of its ongoing 27th session on Thursday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Some key observations are as follows: Members’ Participation in House Proceedings The Balochistan Assembly met for 63 minutes.…
ISLAMABAD, April 7, 2016: Starting 57 minutes behind the scheduled time, the Punjab Assembly on Thursday held pre-budget discussion for 57% (138 minutes) of the sitting time, say Free and Fair Election Network. The sitting started at 1057 hours against its scheduled time of 1000 hours with 10 legislators (3%) present at the start and…
ISLAMABAD, April 6, 2016: The Punjab Assembly adopted a government resolution in the absence of the Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday during sixth sitting of its 20th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are some key observations of the House proceeding: Members’ Participation in House Proceedings The Punjab Assembly met for three hours…
ISLAMABAD, April 6, 2016: The Provincial Assembly of Sindh transacted its entire business appearing on the ‘Orders of the Day’ during the fourth sitting of its ongoing 24th session on Wednesday, says Free and Fair Election Network. Following are some key observations of the House proceeding: Members’ Participation in House Proceedings The Sindh Assembly met for…
ISLAMABAD, April 5, 2016: The Punjab Assembly passed two private members’ resolutions on Tuesday during fifth sitting of its 20th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are some key observations of the House proceeding: Members’ Participation in House Proceedings The Punjab Assembly met for an hour and 51 minutes. The sitting started…
ISLAMABAD, April 4, 2016: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan transacted its entire business appearing on the ‘Order of the Day’ on Monday during fourth sitting of its 27th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Some key observations are as follows: Members’ Participation in House Proceedings The Balochistan Assembly met for two hours and…
ISLAMABAD, April 4, 2016: The Punjab Assembly witnessed walkout by Opposition and suspension of the proceeding due to lack of quorum on Monday during 4th sitting of its 20th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are some key observations of the House proceeding: Members’ Participation in House Proceedings The Punjab Assembly met for three hours…
ISLAMABAD, April 4, 2016: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) appreciates the release of GIS-enabled polling schemes for upcoming by-elections on a National and a Provincial Assembly constituencies in Karachi. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)on Monday launched online polling schemes for the bye-elections in NA-245 (Karachi Central) and PS-115 (Karachi East) to be held…
ISLAMABAD, April 1, 2016: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan adopted two resolutions during third sitting of its 27th session on Friday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Some key observations are as follows: Members’ Participation in House Proceedings The Balochistan Assembly met for two hours and 20 minutes. The sitting started at 1626 hours…