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Electoral reform

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“Electoral reform”

THE parliamentary committee on electoral reform , which is being constituted by the National Assembly Speaker, sounds promising. But the public has watched this exercise many times before. None has delivered a credible election. Therefore, the legislators must ask why the laws already on the books keep failing before they start redrafting new statutes. Pakistan’s current electoral framework appears to be sound. The Election Commission of Pakistan enjoys constitutional protection, financial…

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