The Ministry of Health has undertaken strategies aimed at improving standards of pediatric and female reproductive health, as well as to reduce communicable diseases like TB, in light of commitment to the Millennium Development Goals. However, 17% RHCs monitored by FAFEN Governance Monitors in January 2011 were deficient in trained staff to deal with TB,…
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Between October 15, 2009 and February 28, 2010, PEVER recorded a total of 368 incidents of political violence, 11 incidents of electoral violence, and 420 peace events in Pakistan. PEVER recorded a total of 368 incidents of political violence across the country between October 15, 2009, and February 28, 2010. A total of 24 reports were received from the field, and 344 were reported in the media.
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Women members have been more active, assertive and effective voices of citizens than their male counterparts in the National Assembly that is set to complete its Second Parliamentary Year this month, says a Performance Analysis of Women Members of the National Assembly released by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) to mark International Women’s Day.
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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…
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GILGIT, November 09, 2009: 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…
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The 39th session of the Punjab Assembly – the largest legislature in the country with a membership of 371 – was marked by the disinterest and disengagement of MPAs. The House passed 11 bills amid low attendance. Persistent lack of quorum was observed in all the four sittings. In the House of 371, on average…
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From June 13 to July 18, 2007, FAFEN conducted Pakistan’s first statistically valid audit of the Draft Electoral Roll (2007). FAFEN conducted a List-to-People and People-to-List audit in electoral areas covered by 506 randomly selected Display Centers throughout the country – a methodology that has been tried and tested in many other countries. These Display…
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Domestic election observation is increasingly considered to be an essential ingredient for the transparency of elections and a significant factor in detecting and deterring electoral fraud and violence. Increasing funding from bilateral and foundation donors for domestic election observations. Standardized accreditation procedures and government policies related to domestic election observers provide evidence that governments also…
DetailsIslamabad, December 17, 2008: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) issued a revealing report today about its direct observation of the proceedings of the National Assembly during the Eighth Session from November 10-21, 2008. Among the most interesting observations are
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From June 13 to July 18, 2007, FAFEN conducted Pakistan’s first statistically valid audit of the Draft Electoral Roll (2007). FAFEN conducted a List-to-People and People-to-List audit in electoral areas covered by 506 randomly selected Display Centers throughout the country – a methodology that has been tried and tested in many other countries. These Display…
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