When is election in pakistan

It was because of these sensitivities and security considerations that the population census was undertaken after a gap of 17 years and the census after 19 years. The question is, how can the acceptance of the results of the next census be guaranteed?

There is a possibility that some regional politicians, driven by their populist politics, may reject the new census results too. There is a plausible fear that the resulting agitation may spill over into a highly charged election environment.

Even without the use of any new technology, the election is a highly contentious affair in Pakistan. A rather simple result transmission system mysteriously collapsed in the election leading to an inordinate delay in the announcement of election results.

There is a strong suspicion among the opposition parties that the delay was deliberate and used for tampering with the election results. These doubts have been strengthened by not holding an inquiry into the failure of the RTS despite a lapse of three years.

In this environment of deep mistrust, the PTI plans to introduce more than , electronic voting machines in all national and provincial constituencies in one go. There is no other country in the world where such a large deployment of EVMs has been attempted in one sweep. India had gradually introduced EVMs from a few constituencies to ultimately the entire Lok Sabha over a period of 22 years.

While the government is adamant in pushing for EVMs and the science and technology ministry has successfully produced a second prototype, the opposition both in the PDM and PPP have rejected the machines, branding the government plan as a scheme to efficiently rig the election.

Legislation by ordinance is never a good idea but framing electoral laws through such one-sided instruments is simply unacceptable. Although the ordinance does not specify the mode of remote voting, both the available options pose serious risks to the integrity of the polls.

The risks inherent in internet voting have been identified and internet voting rejected in a report submitted by the Internet Voting Task Force appointed by the then chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar ahead of the election.

A Spanish consulting firm hired by the IT ministry recently endorsed the findings of the task force. The facility of postal ballots, which is presently allowed only to prisoners, persons with disabilities and government functionaries posted outside their place of voting, is considered an easy instrument for rigging despite the fact that a very small percentage of the total votes is cast through postal ballots.

This huge potential will further enhance the possibility of rigging through the manipulation of postal ballots. At any time before noon on the day fixed for nomination any member of the Majlis-e-Shoora Parliament or of the Majlis-e-Shoora Parliament or of a Provincial Assembly may nominate for election as President a person qualified for election as President by delivering to the Presiding Officer a nomination paper, signed by himself as proposer and by another member of the Majlis-e-Shoora Parliament or, as the case may be Assembly as seconder, together with a statement signed by the person nominated that he consents to the nomination: Provided that no person shall subscribe, whether as proposer or as seconder, more than one nomination paper at any one election.

The scrutiny shall be held by the Chief Election Commissioner at the time and place fixed by him, and if after scrutiny only one person remains validly nominated, the Chief Election Commissioner shall declare that person to be elected, or if more than one person remains validly nominated, he shall announce, by public notification, the names of the persons validly nominated, to be hereinafter called the candidates.

A candidate may withdraw his candidature at any time before noon on the day fixed for this purpose by delivering a notice in writing under his hand to the Presiding Officer with whom his nomination paper has been deposited, and a candidate who has given a notice of withdrawal of his candidature under this paragraph shall not be allowed to cancel that notice. If all but one of the candidates have withdrawn, that one shall be declared by the Chief Election Commissioner to be elected.

If there is no withdrawal, or if, after withdrawals have taken place, two or more candidates are left, the Chief Election Commissioner shall announce by public notification the names of the candidates, and their proposers and seconders, and shall proceed to hold a poll by secret ballot in accordance with the provisions of the succeeding paragraphs. Download The Daily Brief. Daily Brief. German political parties to negotiate coalition Daily Brief November 10, Facebook Count. Twitter Share. However, the polling will take place on Dec 19 as scheduled.

ECP discusses court order for party-based polls, says voting to be held on Dec 19 Through a notification, the ECP issued the revised election schedule. According to the schedule, consolidation of results is to be completed by Dec Published in Dawn, November 5th, Read more Philosophy students concerned as Peshawar varsity allots classrooms to another dept.

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