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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The price of monitored fruit registered a hike in May as compared to April 2012 with kinnow registering the highest increase of 30% followed by bananas (28%), dark red apples (25%) and golden apples (11%). Other commodities that registered a rise in prices included some pulses, eggs, cooked items, sweeteners, dairy items and branded cooking…
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