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Rigging US-style

Rigging US-style

Circle the first, first letter of the alphabet in this line. Now write the word ‘noise’ backwards and place a dot over what would be its second letter should it…

The Rigging Mantra

The rigging mantra

As expected, the PML-N has managed to retain the NA-122 seat and Ayaz Sadiq has returned to the National Assembly. It was undoubtedly a close contest like it was in…

Rigging Charges Carry No Truth

Rigging charges carry no truth

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has prepared a detailed fact-finding report against allegations levelled against it regarding anomalies in the general elections of 2013. The report will be…

The PTI’s Rigging Rhetoric

The PTI’s rigging rhetoric

Following the PTI’s intense propaganda and agitation after the 2013 general elections, certain rhetoric regarding electoral rigging has somehow become an essential part of the national political discourse in Pakistan.…

The Rigging Of Pakistan

The rigging of Pakistan

In his obsessive campaign to de-legitimise the May 2013 general elections, Imran Khan has apparently moved a bit ahead this week. On Monday, an election tribunal declared the NA-125 polls…

Proving Rigging

Proving rigging

The judicial commission set up to probe alleged rigging in the 2013 elections has started its deliberations. Reportedly the 21 political parties that have approached the commission have been issued…

Election Rigging?

Election rigging?

We have had ten general elections over the past 45 years. Over the past 15 years, we have seen the establishment of independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit election research and assessment organisations.…

Poll Rigging: Doesn’t It Matter?

Poll rigging: doesn’t it matter?

After the Model Town tragedy, law enforcers refused to bash the protestors prodding the PML-N, and self-proclaimed 'defenders' of democracy in the opposition, to seek a negotiated settlement with Pakistan…

The Rigging Khan Doesn’t See

The rigging Khan doesn’t see

This was discussed before in this column - the shifting of the coordinates of the political pendulum in Pakistan over the years completely to the Right and the pendulum oscillating…