[🇵🇰] Pakistan General Elections -- 2024

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ANP suspends basic membership of members over violations of party discipline​

The Awami National Party (ANP) has suspended the basic membership of several individuals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for violating the party discipline.

According to a statement, the affected members had supported candidates other than those officially endorsed by the party for the general elections.

The termination of their memberships was approved by Chairman of the Provincial Election Commission, Shakeel Bashir Khan Umarzai, in consultation with the ANP’s district officials.

 

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Voters with expired identity cards can cast votes, says ECP​

Voters with an expired national identity card can cast their votes in the upcoming general elections on February 8, APP reports.

Spokesman of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) KP, Sohail Ahmad told APP that all voters whose identity cards have expired are eligible for casting votes.

However, all voters must take their original identity card to the polling station, otherwise they will not be allowed to exercise their right of franchise, he said.

He said the ECP took this decision to allow the participation of hundreds of thousands of voters in elections.

A large number of people were approaching and asking about their eligibility due to the expiry of the identity cards, he added.

 

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Gallup survey shows record-high pessimism ahead of elections​

A Gallup survey shows that seven in 10 Pakistanis “lack confidence in the honesty of their elections”.

Moreover, an unprecedented 70 per cent said that they think the economic conditions in the country were getting worse.

The survey notes that a clear majority of Pakistanis (88pc) believed corruption within the government is widespread, on par with the figure from 2022 (86p), which was a record high for the country.

 

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Bilawal vows to change Karachi’s fortune in five years if PPP elected​

PPP chairman says city will be given representation it deserves in Sindh cabinet

News Desk
February 05, 2024

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressing a rally in Karachi on February 5, 2024. PHOTO: PPP MEDIA CELL

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday stated that if the people of Karachi elected PPP candidates from at least 20 National Assembly seats, the city’s landscape will change within five years.

The Pakistan’s financial capital 22 and 47 national and provincial assembly seats,

5 years, just enough time to steal some more money and extend the Dubai empire. Putting it in UK is too much trouble. Just Dubai serves the purpose of it not being in Pakistan

 

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70% of Pakistanis Lack Trust in Elections, Gallup Poll Finds​

A new survey indicates that more than two-thirds of Pakistan citizens lack faith in the integrity of their electoral process and government ahead of Thursday’s parliamentary elections. The U.S.-based Gallup polling company found that Pakistanis are increasingly discouraged by economic, political, and security challenges that threaten their country’s stability, with discontent reaching a record high before the vote.
70% of Pakistanis Lack Trust in Elections, Gallup Poll Finds (voanews.com)

 

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Pakistanis' Discontent Reaches Record High Before Election​

Summary
According to recent Gallup surveys, Pakistanis are feeling more discouraged than they have in decades due to a range of economic, political, and security challenges that threaten the stability of their country. The country's financial struggles will likely be a focal point in the upcoming election, although it is not the only concern on citizens' minds. In late 2023, Gallup found that Pakistanis were more pessimistic about their economy than at any other point in the past 18 years. A record-high 70% of respondents reported worsening economic conditions in their area.

Pakistanis' Discontent Reaches Record High Before Election (gallup.com)

 

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