NA-5, NA-27 by-polls: ECP inquiries find no women vote bar
By: Umer Nangian ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had cancelled last month’s by-election in two Nowshera and Lakki Marwat districts following reports that...
SC decision on women voting to have far-reaching effects
By: WASEEM AHMAD SHAH The Supreme Court of Pakistan is set to decide a crucial issue related to disenfranchising women during Aug 22 by-elections in...
Women rights body hails re-poll order
KARACHI: The Aurat Foundation has welcomed a Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict ordering re-polling in several polling stations of two National Assembly constituencies in Khyber...
Zero female voters
Sir: During the general elections of May 11, 2013, there was zero turnout of women observed in some areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA and Punjab....
An unequal vote
By: CHAUDHRY FAISAL HUSSAIN WITH regard to adult franchise in Pakistan, Article 51(2) of the Constitution provides the right of vote to every Pakistani citizen...