Pakistan Election Information Portal

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Pakvoters

• Pakistan election information portal, where you
  can get precise knowledge about Election history
  of Pakistan, Voters training program and Citizen
  Rights in Pakistan.
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Political developments in Pakistan

• Pakistan comes into existence as a sovereign
  state on 14th August 1947. The Constituent
  Assembly, carved out of the existing Central
  Legislature, meets on 11th August and elects
  Muhammad Ali Jinnah as its Presi
• dent. The Government of India Act 1935 is to
  provide the legal foundations for the new state
  till the framing on a Constitution. Quaid-e-Azam
  is sworn in as the first Governor General.
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Senate Elections History of Pakistan

• Senate Eelection 2009 Members List and Party
  Position Senate Election 2012 , 2015 Members List
  Party Position
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Presidential Elections

• In Pakistan, Second Schedule of the 1973
  Constitution of Pakistan provides for election to
  president of Pakistan 1. According to which,
  before one month to expiration of president
  tenure, it is the responsibility of the Election
  Commission of Pakistan to hold and conduct
  election to the office of President, and Chief
  Election Commissioner shall be the Returning
  Officer for such election. Similarly, ECP
  appoints Presiding Officers to preside at the
  meeting of the members of Majlis-e-Shoora
  (Parliament) and at the meetings of the members
  of the Provincial Assemblies.
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Pakistan Election Laws

• This section provides separate laws related with
  elections, election procedures and conduct,
  electoral rolls, political parties and formation,
  and citizens' right of representation.
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Constitution of Pakistan

• The constitution of Pakistan provides for the
  overarching guiding principles to run the affairs
  of the country According to the Constitution the
  official name of the country is Islamic Republic
  of Pakistan The preamble of the constitutions
  very clearly articulates that sovereignty over
  the entire Universe belongs to Almighty Allah
  alone, and the authority to be exercised by the
  people of Pakistan within the limits prescribed
  by Him is a sacred trust.
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Factsheet - Senate of Pakistan

• Majlis-e-Shura, the Parliament of Pakistan,
  consists of the President and two Houses, known
  respectively as the National Assembly and the
  Senate. The Senate was constituted for the first
  time in 1973 under Article 50 of the Constitution
  of Pakistan that stipulates a bi-cameral
  Parliament.
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Pakistan Factsheet National Assembly

• The Constitution of Pakistan, adopted unanimously
  by the National Assembly (NA) in April 1973,
  provides for a parliamentary system of
  government, with the President as the Head of
  State and the Prime Minister as the Head of
  Government. The Majlis-e-Shura (the Parliament)
  of Pakistan is the countrys bicameral
  legislature consisting of the Senate and the
  NA.1 The NA is the Lower House of Parliament
  and is currently controlled by the Pakistan
  Peoples Party (PPP).
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International Best Practices

• This document contains comparative  international
  best practices from developed and regional
  countries on different electoral issues.

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Factsheet - Caretaker Cabinet

• The purpose of the caretaker administration in
  Pakistan is to ensure the neutrality of the
  government overseeing elections and reduce the
  scope for abuse or misuse of power and state
  resources in election campaigns. After the
  National Assembly (NA) is dissolved, the
  President appoints a neutral caretaker cabinet to
  oversee the conduct of elections and serve until
  the formation of the elected Government.
  Similarly, at the provincial level, the Governor
  appoints a caretaker cabinet for the Province
  ahead of Provincial Assembly Elections.1