Religious Minority Representation In Political Process Conspicuously Absent Despite a lapse of 69 years, religious minority communities of the country lack representation in mainstream politics. A […]
Govt Initiates Process For Appointment Of ECP Members
Govt Initiates Process For Appointment Of ECP Members The government has initiated the process for appointment of four election commissioners and would send the names of […]
22nd Amendment Of The Constitution 1973: A Mixed Blessing
22nd Amendment Of The Constitution 1973: A Mixed Blessing Pakistani Parliament is in process of approving the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. The amendment proposes to […]
Electoral Reforms: One Key To Many Doors
Electoral Reforms: One Key To Many Doors The importance of identification, investigation and eradication of corruption and the corrupt cannot possibly be undermined. Electoral reforms however, […]
Notices Issued To ECP And Others On Plea Against Khawaja Ahmad Hassan
Notices Issued To ECP And Others On Plea Against Khawaja Ahmad Hassan Lahore High Court issued notice to Election Commission of Pakistan and other authorities in relation […]
Role of Election Commission In Intra Party Elections
Role of Election Commission In Intra Party Elections The political parties play a pivotal role in fostering a constitutional and democratic political culture in a country. […]
How Free and Fair Elections are Free and Fair in Pakistan?
How Free and Fair Elections are Free and Fair in Pakistan? We in Pakistan have come across the term “Free and Fair” over a considerable time […]
Candidate for Secretary LHCBA Presents His Manifesto
Candidate for Secretary LHCBA Presents His Manifesto SHERJEEL ADNAN SHEIKH CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY, Lahore High Court Bar Association (2016/2017) ABOUT THE CANDIDATE: My name […]
Electoral System Suited to Pakistan and The Needful Reforms
Electoral System Suited to Pakistan and The Needful Reforms The preamble of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 elucidates, “the State shall exercise […]
Democracy: Fact Or Fiction
Democracy: Fact Or Fiction So we are back to “saving democracy”. You may once have thought that accountability was a significant component of democracy, but apparently […]
NA 122: Should PTI Demand Legal Action Against Election Staff?
NA 122: Should PTI Demand Legal Action Against Election Staff? After examining the judgment of the Tribunal in NA 122 case and the relevant provisions of […]
An Opportunity Lost
An Opportunity Lost The judicial Commission was created pursuant to the General Elections 2013 Inquiry Commission Ordinance, 2015, to; “answer its TORs by uncovering its relevant […]
Imbalanced Probabilities & Inconvenient Truths: the Judicial Commission’s Final Report
This past week, the Judicial Commission established pursuant to an agreement in part between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PMLN) released its final […]
My Two Cents On The Judicial Commission’s Report
I just finished reading the Judicial Commission’s (“the Commission”) final report and following are my key observations; 1. It is a comprehensive account of the Commission’s […]
Right To Recall: Applicability In The Present Scenario and Relevance In Future
Right To Recall: Applicability In The Present Scenario and Relevance In Future Introduction and Meaning The songs of any era best reflect the prevailing conditions of […]
Landmark Decision by ECP To Annul PK-95 By-Election as Zero Turnout of Women Voters
After pressure from the media and civil society, the Election Commission of Pakistan, for the first time in the country’s electoral history, annulled the by-poll of […]
Is The Judicial Commission Constitutional?
No election in Pakistan’s recent history has been shrouded more in controversy than the general elections 2013 (GE 2013). Allegations of rigging, malpractices, negligence and irregularities […]