ISLAMABAD, February 2, 2010: Almost fifty percent legislators participated in the proceedings of the Eighteenth Session of the National Assembly that concluded on January 29, 2010, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Parliament Performance Update-IX. The participation of MNAs i.e. 46 percent in the eighteenth session was relatively higher than earlier sessions…
ISLAMABAD, January 27, 2010: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) urges the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take immediate measures to ensure free movement of voters, media and election observers in PF-83 Swat-IV where by-election is due on Thursday, January 28, 2010.
ISLAMABAD, January 4, 2010: Critical regulatory and administrative changes are essential to optimize the performance of the National Assembly through greater investments in broader areas including, but not limited to, record-keeping, public access to assembly records, legislative tracking, monitoring progress against executive assurances to the assembly and orientation of Members in Rules of Business, recommends Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its report appraising the performance of the second year of the 13th National Assembly launched here Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD, December 2, 2009: People across Pakistan will reinforce their demand for immediate local government elections at Citizens Assemblies being organized by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in more than 35 districts around the country between December 3 and 20, 2009.
ISLAMABAD, November 25, 2009: Around 41 percent members participated in the Seventeenth Session of the National Assembly held between November 2 and 16, 2009, says FAFEN Parliament Performance Update-VII (detailed Update attached). This Update is based on direct observation of the Seventeenth Session of the National Assembly. FAFEN has been producing session-wise reports of the National…
ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has called upon the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs to publicly share the draft of its recommendations on electoral reforms before its submission to the Parliament. The Committee has been discussing the Electoral Reforms Proposals, submitted by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to the…
GILGIT: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) will observe the Legislative Assembly elections due to be held on November 12, 2009 in 23 constituencies of seven districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. FAFEN has deployed 23 constituency coordinators in as many constituencies and about 150 Election Day Observers will observe more than 600 of a total of…
ISLAMABAD, November 12, 2009: Voters of Gilgit-Baltistan went to the polls on November 12, 2009, in an election characterized by weak electoral administration, procedural irregularities, erroneous voter lists and heavy government interference, but following a competitive election campaign that offered fairly equal opportunities to all political and independent contestants. These preliminary findings are based on…
FAFEN releases preliminary election observation report. Bonded voting, an environment of intimidation, blatant disregard of rules and procedures by election officials and disinterest of political parties followed by a lackluster election campaign characterized the by-election for PP-80, Jhang-VIII seat
ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has called upon Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq to take immediate measures to bridge the gap between the 18-year-old or above population and the number of voters registered on the draft electoral rolls currently on public display throughout the country.