Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
Any decision to replace the caretaker set-up with another system must involve careful thinking.
Updated 09 Mar, 2024 09:49am
There are three pillars which sustain the integrity of polling day operations.
Updated 25 Feb, 2024 09:28am
Did the ROs intentionally delay the announcement of results, in order to facilitate any possible manipulation?
Published 17 Feb, 2024 06:50am
Fiercer competition is not the only distinctive feature of the coming election.
Updated 28 Jan, 2024 09:29am
The major challenges seem to have been addressed except for the period of disqualification.
Published 24 Dec, 2023 06:30am
Donations from non-members seem to be a significant source of income for parties.
Updated 04 Dec, 2023 09:40am
It is difficult to recall the ECP ever declaring any intra-party poll invalid in the past.
Published 26 Nov, 2023 08:10am
An overview of our poll history indicates the extent of electoral neutrality we can expect.
Published 19 Nov, 2023 07:26am
Well-crafted election manifestos can bridge the gap between political parties and voters.
Published 12 Nov, 2023 06:51am
The census is undertaken by the federal government through the Population Census Wing of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Updated 22 Oct, 2023 10:02am
Pakistan has a long history of excluding popular political leaders from the poll process.
Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:11am
There are potentially 3.5 million eligible women voters who are not registered on the rolls.
Published 24 Sep, 2023 05:24am
It is surprising how such a partisan caretaker government was allowed to be sworn in.
Updated 09 Sep, 2023 09:01am
Pakistan can take a cue from its erstwhile eastern wing and review its experience of caretaker govts.
Updated 29 Jul, 2023 05:09pm
Public confidence in strict compliance with constitutional election date requirements has been shaken.
Updated 17 Jul, 2023 08:44am
Budget speeches in Pakistan have little to say about the financial document.
Updated 17 Jun, 2023 09:25am
There are some celebrated cases where the law itself was intentionally kept under wraps.
Updated 10 Jun, 2023 09:12am
The idea of a constitutional court is not a novel one.
Published 04 Jun, 2023 07:28am
The contempt law move is seen as the result of the tension between the NA and the SC.
Updated 20 May, 2023 09:15am
It is imperative that the final count commands the trust of all provinces and cities.
Updated 07 May, 2023 08:58am