Votes without verdicts Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am EDITORIAL: The principle that “justice delayed is justice denied” has once again become painfully relevant to this...
Bigger role, fewer seats Published 12 Apr, 2026 05:10am EDITORIAL: The latest report by the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on the performance of women legislators...
National Women’s Day marked: WPC underscores importance of women inclusion into legislative processes Published 13 Feb, 2026 07:47am ISLAMABAD: “The quota system is a structural measure intended to secure permanent and effective inclusion of ...
82 MNAs miss all sittings of 19th session: FAFEN Published 23 Oct, 2025 08:07am ISLAMABAD: A report released by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Wednesday said that around a quarter...
ETs decide 35 pleas related to general elections 2024 Published 08 Aug, 2025 06:00am ISLAMABAD: Between April 21 and July 31, 2025, the election tribunals decided 35 election petitions related to the...
Only 78 MNAs attend all sittings in 17th budget session: FAFEN Published 23 Jul, 2025 06:02am ISLAMABAD: As many as 78 (25 percent) members of the National Assembly (MNAs) attended all sittings, whereas, 10...
Two-thirds of political parties lack functional websites: FAFEN Published 19 May, 2025 06:58am ISLAMABAD: Despite increasing digital engagement in Pakistan, nearly two-thirds of the country’s political parties...
Unresolved electoral disputes Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am EDITORIAL: More than 14 months after the general elections, a substantial number of electoral disputes remain...
NA-213 Umerkot by-poll: Staff not received any training for duty from ECP: report Updated 22 Apr, 2025 08:32am ISLAMABAD: The security staff stationed at the entrances of nine polling stations indicated that they had not...
PTRIA, 2013: FAFEN for reforms to address gaps implementation Updated 24 Mar, 2025 08:43am ISLAMABAD: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) calls for reforms to address gaps in the implementation of the...
Reforming structural flaws in FPTP system: FAFEN for immediate parliamentary, political action Published 24 Feb, 2025 08:08am ISLAMABAD: The representativeness of Pakistan’s electoral outcomes has not shown any improvement over the past two...
Right of Access to Information Act, 2017: FAFEN urges govt to consider comprehensive legal reforms Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) urged the government to consider comprehensive legal reforms ...
ETs take decisions on 11 more petitions in Jan: FAFEN Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am ISLAMABAD: The Election Tribunals (ETs) decided 11 election petitions in January 2025, raising the total number of...
General polls 2024: Women’s voting choices differed from men’s in 18pc communities Published 27 Jan, 2025 06:24am ISLAMABAD: Women voters in 18 percent communities in the jurisdiction of male and female polling stations voted...
Parliamentary websites in Pakistan: FAFEN for standardisation of info, accessibility features Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) said that parliamentary websites in Pakistan have evolved into...
RTI flouted with impunity Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am EDITORIAL: In deference to Article 19-A of the Constitution that guarantees every citizen the right to information...
Many ministries, divisions not fully complying with categorical requirements: FAFEN Updated 08 Jan, 2025 09:18am ISLAMABAD: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) highlighted on Tuesday that a majority of federal ministries and...
Nov 16, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024: ETs decide 51 petitions: Fafen Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am ISLAMABAD: The election tribunals (ETs) have decided 51 petitions between November 16, 2024, and December 31, 2024,...
JI criticises report of FAFEN on 2024 general elections Published 26 Dec, 2024 07:53am KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami has criticized the recent report by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on the 2024...
Women in elections Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:57am EDITORIAL: It’s heartening to note that the share of female voters in the total polled votes in 2024 saw a “marked...
Low voter turnout Updated 12 Dec, 2024 08:04am EDITORIAL: It is reasonable to assume that more and more people in this country are keen to exercise their right to...
Voters, candidates in electoral processes: FAFEN calls to enhance participation of women Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:33am ISLAMABAD: The Parliament, political parties, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), and civil society must join...
42.3m individuals added to electoral rolls since GE-2013: FAFEN Updated 09 Dec, 2024 09:23am ISLAMABAD: Over the past decade, Pakistan has experienced a substantial increase in the number of registered voters,...
‘Holistic reforms’ in governance Updated 20 Oct, 2024 06:19am EDITORIAL: It’s interesting that two separate civil society organisations have asked the government to hold...
FAFEN issues report on performance of election tribunals Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:42am ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has observed that the election tribunals have failed to ...
Controversial electoral exercise Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:23am EDITORIAL: While the April 21 by-elections in 22 national and provincial assemblies constituencies once again are a...
By-polls: FAFEN says nearly 36pc voters cast their votes Updated 25 Apr, 2024 12:09am ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has observed that overall results of the by-elections on April...
Legally-challenged constituencies: FAFEN urges ECP to ‘audit’ election results Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Sunday proposed a three-stage methodology for the audit of...
Elections 2024: voter turnout at 47.6%, 60.6mn people exercised right to vote on Feb 8, says FAFEN Published 14 Feb, 2024 09:51pm Unlike 2018 elections, none of the National or Provincial Assemblies’ constituencies recorded female turnout less than 10% of total polled votes
A controversial exercise Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:34am EDITORIAL: The inadequacies of our perennially under fire electoral system have once again become a topic of much...