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People’s Resistance welcomes Election Results, Condemns Blatant Rigging in Karachi
While welcoming the results of the general elections of February 18, the Peoples Resistance noted that the overall results came about despite massive pre-poll manipulation in the form of compromising the independence of judiciary and media, illegal transfers and postings, and an incomplete and flawed electoral role. PR also strongly condemned the widespread rigging itself [...]
Vote Rigging Videos in Karachi - could this be why YouTube is blocked?
A few videos appeared yesterday barely a few days following the elections showing some polling officers setting up the voting process. I have personally not seen them but am told that they show some serious election manipulations of the four videos that were online two have been deleted but two specific videos still [...]
Pakistan Elections: Free, Fair and Transparent
Guest Blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak
The Pakistan elections are over and the people have spoken. But have they been heard?
It is after midnight Pakistan time and the results are trickling in. It appears from early results that PML (Q) the king’s party has received a massive defeat. And both opposition parties, the PML [...]
Election Roundup (0630 PST)
The rigging observed today by many observers was not enough to hamper the voice of the people. While there is plenty of documented evidence of rigging by parties notably the Q-League and MQM this was not sufficient to save them from a crushing defeat at the hands of PML-N and PPP. Details of the rigging [...]
Report from NA-250
Received from Noman on the People’s Resistance network
Voting was very smooth at Jennings School (near Cantt station) and no complaints were seen or reported. MQM and PPP were both largely peaceful throughout the day.
Just after polling ended at 5, we heard the sound of gunfire coming from a distance. Police arrived immediately (quite unbelievable but [...]
Update @ 1902: Reports of Voting Irregulatires across Karachi
Pakistan election rigging
Shared from the People’s Resistance network who talked to various people in the NA-253 constituency
Account 1: Voter was not registered but still went to polling station. she was told that she could still vote, and a ballot for someone who hadn’t shown up was given to her. For her spouse, who was [...]
Update 1800: Observations from another voter
Pakistan election rigging
Posted by Faris Kasim of the People’s Resistance network
I was lucky enough to visit two very different polling stations today, clearly showing the inherent classism and divisions in Karachi (Pakistani) society today.
I first went to my polling station in Bath Island, NA-250 with my family and was really impressed by the arrangements. Policemen [...]
Rigging in Gulistan-e-Jauhar
Pakistan election rigging
Report from NA-256
Report appearing on the People’s Resistance network
I live in Gulistan-e-Johar. We went to the polling station to cast our vote at around 3 pm. and we were surprised to see the transparent rigging…..
There was only the MQM agents that were present there and none of the PPP or any other party [...]
Update @ 1615: JUI-F Withdraws in favor of MQM, Rockets Fired in Jacobabad
JUI-F a party of the ruling coalition has withdrawn in favor of MQM in Karachi and Sukkur. JUI-F a party of the ruling coalition [yet claiming to be in opposition] Also….several candidates from these parties in Sukkur announced support for each other in various PS seats this morning (KTN News)
While there is [...]
Talking in percentages, the latest IRI survey
Guest Blog by Zovc
The latest IRI survey released on 11th of February indicates once again that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will clean sweep the February 18th elections. These elections are thought to be one of the most critical in Pakistani history not just because they will decide the fate of Pakistan for the next five-years [...]
Dichotomy in Electioneering: A Pakistani Perspective
Guest blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak
The blurb informs us that Mariam Mufti is currently working on her doctoral dissertation on the party system of Pakistan at Johns Hopkins University. In the News today she offers these views and definitions:
To resolve the debate on whether or not strong political parties are essential for democracy, [...]
From President Musharraf to President Zardari
For many the headline itself is a scary thought, but I assure you its not unimaginable…
Looking at the address by ‘Sir’ Musharraf to his humble servants today at 8pm was nothing even close to the ‘breaking news‘ we all expected but the more ’shocking news’ was immediately following, the Press Conference by ‘Sir’ Zardari this [...]
A Possible Solution to the Mess in Pakistan
It comes as no surprise that there is tremendous pressure on the Election Commission to hold the elections on time but the ruling elite know such a decision is doomsday for each one of them. Today yet again the spokesman for the Election Commission of Pakistan said that holding parliamentary elections as scheduled on [...]
Review of the Political Situation at the Dawn of a New Year
With Sunday’s decision by the Pakistan People’s Party to contest the elections, it instantly threw the PML-Q and the ruling elite into a frenzy, the PML-Q had predicted this move and a day before had announced a complete stoppage of their election camping taking the excuse of deteriorating unrest in the country following the assassination [...]
Was yesterday’s carnage in Karachi all PPP’s doing or did MQM have a hand in it? - An Eyewitness Report
I would like to share with you an email sent to me just now narrating the experience of a person who tried to get home yesterday amidst the rioting and the chaos. The government and the media continues to point fingers at emotionally charged PPP supporters but instead we kind of forget that this [...]
