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Challenges Before the ECP by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
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3/Aug/2012
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Mr. Naseen Sadiq, in his article “Challenges Before the ECP”(“The News” August 3rd, 2012 ) has brilliantly enumerated the challenges that the ECP has to face in making the elections Free and Fair and has posed a number of questions to the CEC starting with, “Will the next elections replicate the ECP’s dismal performance of the past?”. The learned writer has drawn our attention to the farcical ab
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Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd) by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
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29/Jul/2012
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One sees some of the female TV artists, news casters and anchors heavily made up to the extent of looking being painted on our TV screens. As some of them could be fasting, is it allowed for them to wear lipstick – mostly imported - which apart from having some dubious ingredient like the fat of some animal, does have also a taste which the tongue tip could feel distinctly if touched by it. Wou
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Elections and the CEC by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
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27/Jul/2012
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Honourable Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim– the newly appointed CEC has openly admitted that it will a ‘challenging’ task for him to hold the free and fair elections as expected of him by the nation. Probably he had just in mind the violations of the PEC rules committed by the contestants in the recently held NA 151 bye elections at Multan and the helplessness of the Election Commission to t
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Elections and the CEC by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
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25/Jul/2012
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Syed Musa Raza Gilani has won, congratulations, though by a margin narrower than claimed which should be an eye opener for the PPP. Since it was the first election under the new set of rules, the CEC must take strict account of whether its rules were abided by the contestants in toto or not. If not, the results must be declared Null and Void. It is a test case for the CEC and important to set a
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The Mighty Awaam by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
10/Jul/2012
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The ruling elite maintains that the parliament is supreme, can legislate any law, amend the constitution or decide whatever it likes – be it the acceptability of Dual Nationality or the status of a contemnor of the of a Court. Their main argument for it is that in a democratic set up it is the people (Awaam) who are ultimately the supreme. And as the parliament is formed by the representatives
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Good Politicians by Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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Posted By:
Riaz
On:
2/Jul/2012
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Unfortunately the people are being subjected to too much of corruption and bad governance these days and ironically all in the name of democracy. They are not only getting dismayed and disillusioned with the politicians but have also started doubting the suitability of democracy for the people of Pakistan. Therefore, an idea comes to the mind and quite a plausible also, that we all in our respec
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