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Youth and Politics – How to keep them motivated
Young people’s political participation has been a growing concern since long. Loss of community ties, lack of political process,…
Accountability of Politicians and the ‘Court of People’
We often hear politicians referring to the ‘court of people’ on TV. Whenever some politician is prosecuted against alleged…
Women's Participation in Elections
Being a woman myself, this blog post is rather close to my heart. I belong to the lot of fortunate urban women who can exercise…
Women and Electoral Politics
Pakistan’s outgoing National Assembly of 2013 was the first one in the country’s history to complete a full five-year term. This…
Transgender Participation in the Electoral system
I think the most marginalized part of our society is that of transgender. They have got no civic rights what so ever. They are…
Public Resources used for Electioneering
The transparency of spending during the election campaign is one of the most crucial factors which ensure transparency of…
How to cast your vote
Armed with my vote registration information and electoral information, which I got from sending my CNIC number to 8300, I…
The Biometric System of Voting
Being an avid Twitter user, I usually get my scoop of the hottest discussion topics in Pakistan from the top trends that do…
Pakistan’s Democracy at a Crossroads
Democracy in Pakistan has historically witnessed multiple deaths in infancy by repeated military takeovers due to a number of…
Free and Fair Elections - A Test Case for Democracy
Though democracy is not all about elections, but still the electoral process has extreme significance in a democratic system as…
Personality Politics
The other day, I had some free time on hand. Browsing aimlessly on the internet, a link to the Election Commission of Pakistan…
How to get a CNIC
In 2000, a new citizen registration system was introduced in Pakistan. The new process was handled by a new authority named…
Are You Eligible to be a Parliamentarian?
We Pakistanis are always discussing two things; cricket and politics. If any of us does not discuss these topics at least once…
Accountability for Good Governance
Irrespective of the language, culture or social norms of a specific region, there are certain integral values that remain…
How to Register Your Vote
During the 2013 polls, I was among the thousands of Pakistanis who had resolved to vote for the first time. However, the biggest…
The Role of Citizens in Propagating Grassroots Democracy
Abraham Lincoln best defined the notion of democracy as: “Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the…
The Duties of Elected Representatives
An elected representative is an individual voted for by the public to represent their interests. It can also be termed as a…
The Importance of The Media During The Elections
Media, plural of Medium, is a Latin word which literally means an intervening agency, means or instrument used to store and…
Voters with Disabilities and the Electoral Process
Should persons with disabilities be part of the electoral process and contribute to the public accountability of elected…
Money, Politics and Transparency
Pakistan is democratic country that has witnessed intermittent elections due to repeated military takeovers. Due to this, the…
Sanctity of the Constitution and Local Government Elections
“Each Provincial Government shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative and…
VOTE FOR PAKISTAN
Vote by strict definition means a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed…
Democracy and Public Accountability
Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom-Thomas Jefferson When addressing House of Commons on November 11, 1947, Winston…
The Importance of Federalism for Pakistan
Pakistan, as you well know is a Parliamentary democracy with a federal government and four provincial legislatures. In other…
Local Bodies System
In the previous blogs we’ve spoken about how the government is run at the federal and provincial levels. In today’s blog we’ll go…
System of Governance in Pakistan: Parliamentary Democracy
After discussing so many different topics related to democracy and the electoral process, in today’s blog we’ll talk about the…
Youth Bulges and the Importance of Democratic Governance
In our previous blogs we’ve spoken about a whole host of topics realted to elections and the voting process. In today’s blog…
The Role of The Media in Voter Education
We live in a world where each one of us is bombarded with at least a few hundred messages every day. Switch on the television or…
“Election Information Sessions held by the ECP and their Importance”
When we think about voter education, most people assume that it is only the responsibility of Election Commission or the…
District Committees and their Role in Voter Education
In the previous blog we discussed about the various resources available for education of Voters in Pakistan. Today we’ll talk…
VOTER EDUCATION
For most voters the idea of voting is merely restricted to three primary items: a polling station, a ballot paper and a ballot…
Who are the contestants from my area?
Historically, people in Pakistan are not very much concerned regarding electoral process in Pakistan. We are much more…
What is my role as a citizen before, during, and after the elections?
The people bear the biggest responsibility in the democratic system. As defined by the Lincoln, “Democracy is the rule of people…
The Status of the Electoral Dispute Resolution System in Pakistan in light of International Conventions
It was on March 16, 2013 when National Assembly of Pakistan dissolved accomplishing its five years term. This happened first time…
Increasing Transparency through Political Finance Reporting
Political finance refers to all sorts of funds that are utilized for various political purposes. Such purposes may cover election…
Civic Education with Respect to Election Day
Civic education is also known as democracy education or citizen education and it broadly implies to the provision of learning…
The electoral system in pakistan
Recently held elections in Pakistan saw massive criticism due to various rigging incidents in different constituencies of the…
Is the newly elected government now being monitored by social media?
The 2013 elections in Pakistan brought to the fore old faces with new promises to change the country’s fate. The days leading to…
The role of a voter in Pakistan
By Abbas Malik Pakistan is a country where every human being is a political expert. The entire country is extremely politicized.…
Minorities in the electoral process
As Pakistani public celebrate successful transition of power from one elected government to another through 2013 general…