Monday
18 February
Dawn Editorial With Urdu Translation 18 February 2024
Power protests
PROTESTS against extensive ‫ وﺳﯿﻊ‬power outages
are not uncommon in Pakistan, particularly in the
hot summer months. Yet the people of Gilgit-
Baltistan have been demonstrating ‫ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ‬against
power cuts even in winter. This is understandable
when the region’s residents have to daily put up
with 22 hours of load-shedding. Only a few weeks
ago, region-wide protests were held over a range of
issues, including removal of the wheat subsidy and
imposition ‫ ﻣﻘﺮر‬of the Finance Act 2023. Load-
shedding was also a key driver of the protests.
Matters appeared to be heading towards a
resolution ‫ ﺗﺤﺮﯾﮏ‬when on Feb 5, members of the
Awami Action Committee — an umbrella body
bringing together political parties and civil society
that led the demonstrations — met representatives
of the regional government to ‘temporarily’
suspend ‫ ﻣﻌﻄﻞ‬the protest campaign. But on
Thursday, the protesters were back on the roads in
several GB towns, saying that nothing had been
done to end the power cuts. The demonstrators
‫ ﻣﻈﺎﮨﺮﯾﻦ‬further claimed that VIPs were being
provided 24-hour electricity through “special power
lines”.
The problem in GB is not just about inhumanely
long hours of load-shedding; it is about an
apathetic ‫ ﺑﮯ ﺣﺲ‬state that does not listen to the
people, and does not deliver on its promises.
Though the region has an elected government, this
dispensation ‫ ﻧﻈﺎم‬has failed to meet the
aspirations of the people, perhaps because the
final say on GB’s matters comes from Islamabad.
The incoming federal government needs to provide
the regional administration with the tools needed
to alleviate ‫ اﭨﮭﺎﻧﺎ‬the concerns ‫ ﺗﺸﻮﯾﺶ‬of the locals,
while the centre must use all powers at its disposal
to give GB’s people their full rights. When all other
avenues ‫ اﻣﺪﻧﯽ‬fail, people use their democratic
right to protest in order to highlight their concerns.
If the GB administration had listened to the local
population, and if the centre had done more to
improve the region’s quality of life, people would
not have to frequently ‫ ﻣﺘﻌﺪد‬demonstrate.
Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2024
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‫ﻃ ﺎﻗ ﺖ ﮐﺎ ا ﺣ ﺘ ﺠ ﺎ ج‬
‫ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎن ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﺠﻠﯽ ﮐﯽ وﺳﯿﻊ ﺑﻨﺪش ﮐﮯ ﺧﻼف اﺣﺘﺠﺎج ﮐﻮﺋﯽ‬
‫ ﺧﺎص ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ ﮔﺮﻣﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻣﮩﯿﻨﻮں ﻣﯿﮟ۔ اس‬،‫ﻣﻌﻤﻮﻟﯽ ﺑﺎت ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﮯ‬
‫ﮐﮯ ﺑﺎوﺟﻮد ﮔﻠﮕﺖ ﺑﻠﺘﺴﺘﺎن ﮐﮯ ﻋﻮام ﻣﻮﺳﻢ ﺳﺮﻣﺎ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺑﺠﻠﯽ‬
‫ﮐﯽ ﺑﻨﺪش ﮐﮯ ﺧﻼف ﻣﻈﺎﮨﺮے ﮐﺮ رﮨﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ۔ ﯾﮧ ﺑﺎت ﺳﻤﺠﮫ ﻣﯿﮟ‬
‫ ﮔﮭﻨﭩﮯ ﮐﯽ ﻟﻮڈ‬22 ‫آﺗﯽ ﮨﮯ ﺟﺐ ﻋﻼﻗﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻣﮑﯿﻨﻮں ﮐﻮ روزاﻧﮧ‬
‫ ﮔﻨﺪم ﮐﯽ‬،‫ﺷﯿﮉﻧﮓ ﮐﺎ ﺳﺎﻣﻨﺎ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﭘﮍﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺻﺮف ﭼﻨﺪ ﮨﻔﺘﮯ ﻗﺒﻞ‬
‫ ﮐﮯ ﻧﻔﺎذ ﺳﻤﯿﺖ‬2023 ‫ﺳﺒﺴﮉی ﮐﻮ ﺧﺘﻢ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ اور ﻓﻨﺎﻧﺲ اﯾﮑﭧ‬
‫ﻣﺘﻌﺪد ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﭘﺮ ﺧﻄﮯ ﺑﮭﺮ ﻣﯿﮟ اﺣﺘﺠﺎج ﮐﯿﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ۔ ﻟﻮڈ ﺷﯿﮉﻧﮓ ﺑﮭﯽ‬
‫اﺣﺘﺠﺎج ﮐﺎ اﯾﮏ اﮨﻢ ﻣﺤﺮک ﺗﮭﺎ۔‬
‫ﻣﻌﺎﻣﻼت اس وﻗﺖ اﯾﮏ ﻗﺮارداد ﮐﯽ ﻃﺮف ﺑﮍﮬﺘﮯ دﮐﮭﺎﺋﯽ دﯾﮯ‬
‫ ﻓﺮوری ﮐﻮ ﻋﻮاﻣﯽ اﯾﮑﺸﻦ ﮐﻤﯿﭩﯽ ﮐﮯ ارﮐﺎن – اﯾﮏ ﭼﮭﺘﺮی‬5 ‫ﺟﺐ‬
‫ﺗﻨﻈﯿﻢ ﺟﻮ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺘﻮں اور ﺳﻮل ﺳﻮﺳﺎﺋﭩﯽ ﮐﻮ اﮐﭩﮭﺎ ﮐﺮﺗﯽ‬
‫ﮨﮯ ﺟﺲ ﻧﮯ ﻣﻈﺎﮨﺮوں ﮐﯽ ﻗﯿﺎدت ﮐﯽ ﺗﮭﯽ – ﻧﮯ ﻋﻼﻗﺎﺋﯽ ﺣﮑﻮﻣﺖ‬
‫ﮐﮯ ﻧﻤﺎﺋﻨﺪوں ﺳﮯ ﻣﻼﻗﺎت ﮐﯽ ﺗﺎﮐﮧ اﺣﺘﺠﺎﺟﯽ ﻣﮩﻢ ﮐﻮ ’ﻋﺎرﺿﯽ‬
‫ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ‘ ﻣﻌﻄﻞ ﮐﺮ دﯾﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ۔ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﺟﻤﻌﺮات ﮐﻮ ﺟﯽ ﺑﯽ ﮐﮯ ﮐﺌﯽ‬
‫ﺷﮩﺮوں ﻣﯿﮟ ﻣﻈﺎﮨﺮﯾﻦ ﯾﮧ ﮐﮩﺘﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ ﺳﮍﮐﻮں ﭘﺮ واﭘﺲ آﮔﺌﮯ ﮐﮧ‬
‫ﺑﺠﻠﯽ ﮐﯽ ﺑﻨﺪش ﺧﺘﻢ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﮐﭽﮫ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ۔ ﻣﻈﺎﮨﺮﯾﻦ‬
‫ی ﮐﯿﺎ ﮐﮧ وی آﺋﯽ ﭘﯿﺰ ﮐﻮ ’’ﺧﺼﻮﺻﯽ ﭘﺎور ﻻﺋﻨﻮں‘‘ ﮐﮯ‬
ٰ ‫ﻧﮯ ﻣﺰﯾﺪ دﻋﻮ‬
‫ ﮔﮭﻨﭩﮯ ﺑﺠﻠﯽ ﻓﺮاﮨﻢ ﮐﯽ ﺟﺎرﮨﯽ ﮨﮯ۔‬24 ‫ذرﯾﻌﮯ‬
‫ﺟﯽ ﺑﯽ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻣﺴﺌﻠﮧ ﺻﺮف ﻏﯿﺮ اﻧﺴﺎﻧﯽ ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ ﻃﻮﯾﻞ ﮔﮭﻨﭩﻮں ﮐﯽ‬
‫ﻟﻮڈ ﺷﯿﮉﻧﮓ ﮐﺎ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﮯ۔ ﯾﮧ اﯾﮏ ﺑﮯ ﺣﺲ رﯾﺎﺳﺖ ﮐﮯ ﺑﺎرے ﻣﯿﮟ ﮨﮯ‬
‫ﺟﻮ ﻋﻮام ﮐﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﺳﻨﺘﯽ اور اﭘﻨﮯ وﻋﺪوں ﮐﻮ ﭘﻮرا ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﺮﺗﯽ۔‬
‫ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﯾﮧ ﻧﻈﺎم‬،‫اﮔﺮﭼﮧ اس ﺧﻄﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ اﯾﮏ ﻣﻨﺘﺨﺐ ﺣﮑﻮﻣﺖ ﮨﮯ‬
‫ ﺷﺎﯾﺪ اس ﻟﯿﮯ ﮐﮧ‬،‫ﻋﻮام ﮐﯽ اﻣﻨﮕﻮں ﭘﺮ ﭘﻮرا اﺗﺮﻧﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﺎﮐﺎم رﮨﺎ ﮨﮯ‬
‫ﺟﯽ ﺑﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻣﻌﺎﻣﻼت ﭘﺮ ﺣﺘﻤﯽ ﻓﯿﺼﻠﮧ اﺳﻼم آﺑﺎد ﺳﮯ آﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ۔ آﻧﮯ‬
‫واﻟﯽ وﻓﺎﻗﯽ ﺣﮑﻮﻣﺖ ﮐﻮ ﻋﻼﻗﺎﺋﯽ اﻧﺘﻈﺎﻣﯿﮧ ﮐﻮ ﻣﻘﺎﻣﯽ ﻟﻮﮔﻮں ﮐﮯ‬
‫ﺗﺤﻔﻈﺎت ﮐﻮ دور ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ درﮐﺎر آﻻت ﻓﺮاﮨﻢ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﯽ ﺿﺮورت‬
‫ ﺟﺐ ﮐﮧ ﻣﺮﮐﺰ ﮐﻮ ﺟﯽ ﺑﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻟﻮﮔﻮں ﮐﻮ ان ﮐﮯ ﻣﮑﻤﻞ ﺣﻘﻮق‬،‫ﮨﮯ‬
‫دﯾﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ اﭘﻨﮯ اﺧﺘﯿﺎر ﻣﯿﮟ ﺗﻤﺎم اﺧﺘﯿﺎرات اﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل ﮐﺮﻧﮯ‬
‫ﭼﺎﮨﯿﯿﮟ۔ ﺟﺐ دﯾﮕﺮ ﺗﻤﺎم راﺳﺘﮯ ﻧﺎﮐﺎم ﮨﻮ ﺟﺎﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺗﻮ ﻟﻮگ اﭘﻨﮯ‬
‫ﺗﺤﻔﻈﺎت ﮐﻮ اﺟﺎﮔﺮ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ اﺣﺘﺠﺎج ﮐﺎ اﭘﻨﺎ ﺟﻤﮩﻮری ﺣﻖ‬
‫اﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ۔ اﮔﺮ ﺟﯽ ﺑﯽ اﻧﺘﻈﺎﻣﯿﮧ ﻧﮯ ﻣﻘﺎﻣﯽ آﺑﺎدی ﮐﯽ ﺑﺎت‬
‫ اور اﮔﺮ ﻣﺮﮐﺰ ﻧﮯ ﻋﻼﻗﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻣﻌﯿﺎر زﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﮐﻮ ﺑﮩﺘﺮ ﺑﻨﺎﻧﮯ‬،‫ﺳﻨﯽ ﮨﻮﺗﯽ‬
‫ ﺗﻮ ﻟﻮﮔﻮں ﮐﻮ ﺑﺎر ﺑﺎر ﻣﻈﺎﮨﺮے ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﯽ‬،‫ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﻣﺰﯾﺪ ﮐﺎم ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ‬
‫ﺿﺮورت ﻧﮧ ﭘﮍﺗﯽ۔‬
 Monday
18 February
Fafen report
IT seems that, contrary to what had been widely
‫ وﺳﯿﻊ‬assumed, the overall level of public
participation in the electoral process was lower this
time compared to 2018, a post-election analysis
conducted ‫ ﺷﺮﮐﺖ‬by the Free and Fair Election
Network shows. Voter participation, measured as
‘turnout’, is the proportion of how many voters
actually showed up to vote compared to the total
number of registered voters in the electoral rolls.
Fafen’s analysis, which relies on Form 47 data
published by the ECP, reveals ‫ اﻧﮑﺸﺎف‬that turnout
slipped from 52.1pc in 2018 to 47.6pc this year.
There is a silver lining, however: nearly 5.8m more
citizens cast their votes in 2024 compared to 2018.
‫ ﻣﻠﯿﻦ زﯾﺎدہ ﺷﮩﺮﯾﻮں ﻧﮯ اﭘﻨﺎ ووٹ ڈاﻻ۔ ﺑﮯ ﺿﺎﺑﻄﮕﯽ‬5.8 ‫ﻣﯿﮟ ﺗﻘﺮﯾﺒًﺎ‬
The anomaly ‫ — ﻏﻠﻄﯽ‬more votes, less turnout —
was due to the record addition of 22.6m voters to
the electoral rolls before this year’s election. A
further investigation into how many voters in
different age brackets voted will shed more light on
whether the huge ‫ ﺑﮩﺖ ﺑﮍا‬addition of young voters
had a net positive impact on turnout or not. This is
something that has far-reaching implications ‫اﺛﺮات‬
for Pakistan’s electoral politics, and observers and
analysts will be keen to find out.
KP and Balochistan recorded the lowest turnouts,
with the former doing slightly ‫ ﻣﻌﻤﻮﻟﯽ‬worse than the
latter. Punjab recorded the sharpest ‫ ﺗﯿﺰ ﺗﺮﯾﻦ‬decline
from 2018, with the overall turnout declining to
51.6pc in 2024 from 56.8pc the last time the
general election was held. Though it would be
premature ‫ ﻗﺒﻞ از وﻗﺖ‬to chalk the lower turnout up
to specific reasons considering the paucity of data
available, it is hoped it does not represent a secular
decline in citizens’ enthusiasm for the democratic
process. Indeed, the results this time have
signalled that many Pakistani voters still believe
that their vote can be used to send a strong
message to powerful quarters.
The exercise may lose some credibility ‫ ﺻﺪاﻗﺖ‬due
to the controversy ‫ ﺗﻨﺎزﻋﮧ‬over the manipulation of
results, and the ECP will be to blame for this —
however, considering how unprecedented ‫ﺑﮯ ﻣﺜﺎل‬
the results have been, it is hoped that they will
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‫ﻓﺎ ﻓ ﻦ رﭘ ﻮر ٹ‬
‫آزاد اور ﻣﻨﺼﻔﺎﻧﮧ اﻟﯿﮑﺸﻦ ﻧﯿﭧ ورک ﮐﯽ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺳﮯ ﮐﯿﮯ ﮔﺌﮯ اﯾﮏ‬
،‫ﭘﻮﺳﭧ اﻟﯿﮑﺸﻦ ﮐﮯ ﺗﺠﺰﯾﮯ ﺳﮯ ﭘﺘﮧ ﭼﻠﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ اﯾﺴﺎ ﻟﮕﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ‬
‫ اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﯽ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻋﻮاﻣﯽ‬،‫وﺳﯿﻊ ﭘﯿﻤﺎﻧﮯ ﭘﺮ ﻗﯿﺎس ﮐﮯ ﺑﺮﻋﮑﺲ‬
‫ ﮐﮯ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﮯ اس ﺑﺎر ﮐﻢ ﺗﮭﯽ۔‬2018 ‫ﺷﺮﮐﺖ ﮐﯽ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﯽ ﺳﻄﺢ‬
،‫ ﺟﺴﮯ 'ﭨﺮن آؤٹ' ﮐﮯ ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ ﻣﺎﭘﺎ ﺟﺎﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ‬،‫ووﭨﺮ ﮐﯽ ﺷﺮﮐﺖ‬
‫اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﯽ ﻓﮩﺮﺳﺘﻮں ﻣﯿﮟ رﺟﺴﭩﺮڈ ووﭨﺮز ﮐﯽ ﮐﻞ ﺗﻌﺪاد ﮐﮯ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﮯ‬
‫ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﺘﻨﮯ ووﭨﺮز ﻧﮯ ووٹ ڈاﻟﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ اﺻﻞ ﻣﯿﮟ دﮐﮭﺎﯾﺎ۔ ﻓﺎﻓﻦ ﮐﺎ‬
‫ ﮐﮯ اﻋﺪاد و‬47 ‫ ﺟﻮ ای ﺳﯽ ﭘﯽ ﮐﮯ ذرﯾﻌﮧ ﺷﺎﺋﻊ ﮐﺮدہ ﻓﺎرم‬،‫ﺗﺠﺰﯾﮧ‬
‫ ﻣﯿﮟ‬2018 ‫ ﯾﮧ ﻇﺎﮨﺮ ﮐﺮﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﭨﺮن آؤٹ‬،‫ﺷﻤﺎر ﭘﺮ اﻧﺤﺼﺎر ﮐﺮﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ‬
‫ ﻓﯿﺼﺪ رہ ﮔﯿﺎ۔‬47.6 ‫ ﻓﯿﺼﺪ ﺳﮯ ﮐﻢ ﮨﻮ ﮐﺮ اس ﺳﺎل‬52.1
2024 ‫ ﮐﮯ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ‬2018 :‫ اس ﻣﯿﮟ ﭼﺎﻧﺪی ﮐﯽ ﻟﮑﯿﺮ ﮨﮯ‬،‫ﺗﺎﮨﻢ‬
‫ ﮐﻢ ﭨﺮن آؤٹ – اس ﺳﺎل ﮐﮯ اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﺎت ﺳﮯ ﻗﺒﻞ‬،‫– زﯾﺎدہ ووٹ‬
‫ ﻣﻠﯿﻦ ووﭨﺮوں ﮐﮯ رﯾﮑﺎرڈ اﺿﺎﻓﮯ‬22.6 ‫ووﭨﺮز ﮐﯽ ﻓﮩﺮﺳﺘﻮں ﻣﯿﮟ‬
‫ﮐﯽ وﺟﮧ ﺳﮯ ﺗﮭﺎ۔ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﻋﻤﺮ ﮐﮯ ﺧﻄﻮط ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﺘﻨﮯ ووﭨﺮز ﻧﮯ‬
‫ووٹ ڈاﻟﮯ اس ﺑﺎرے ﻣﯿﮟ ﻣﺰﯾﺪ ﺗﻔﺘﯿﺶ اس ﺑﺎت ﭘﺮ ﻣﺰﯾﺪ روﺷﻨﯽ‬
‫ڈاﻟﮯ ﮔﯽ ﮐﮧ آﯾﺎ ﻧﻮﺟﻮان ووﭨﺮوں ﮐﯽ ﺑﮍی ﺗﻌﺪاد ﮐﺎ ﭨﺮن آؤٹ ﭘﺮ‬
‫ﺧﺎﻟﺺ ﻣﺜﺒﺖ اﺛﺮ ﭘﮍا ﯾﺎ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ۔ ﯾﮧ وہ ﭼﯿﺰ ﮨﮯ ﺟﺲ ﮐﮯ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎن ﮐﯽ‬
‫ اور ﻣﺒﺼﺮﯾﻦ‬،‫اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﯽ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺖ ﭘﺮ دور رس اﺛﺮات ﻣﺮﺗﺐ ﮨﻮں ﮔﮯ‬
‫اور ﺗﺠﺰﯾﮧ ﮐﺎر ﯾﮧ ﺟﺎﻧﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﺑﮯ ﭼﯿﻦ ﮨﻮں ﮔﮯ۔‬
،‫ﮐﮯ ﭘﯽ اور ﺑﻠﻮﭼﺴﺘﺎن ﻣﯿﮟ ﺳﺐ ﺳﮯ ﮐﻢ ﭨﺮن آؤٹ رﯾﮑﺎرڈ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ‬
‫ ﮐﮯ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﮯ‬2018 ‫ﭘﮩﻠﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﭽﮫ ﺑﺮا رﮨﺎ۔ ﭘﻨﺠﺎب ﻣﯿﮟ‬
‫ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﯽ ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ ﭨﺮن‬،‫ﻣﯿﮟ ﺳﺐ ﺳﮯ زﯾﺎدہ ﮐﻤﯽ رﯾﮑﺎرڈ ﮐﯽ ﮔﺌﯽ‬
‫ ﻓﯿﺼﺪ رہ ﮔﯿﺎ‬51.6 ‫ ﻓﯿﺼﺪ ﺳﮯ ﮐﻢ ﮨﻮ ﮐﺮ‬56.8 ‫ ﻣﯿﮟ‬2024 ‫آؤٹ‬
‫ﺟﻮ ﮔﺰﺷﺘﮧ ﺑﺎر ﻋﺎم اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﺎت ﻣﻨﻌﻘﺪ ﮨﻮا ﺗﮭﺎ۔ اﮔﺮﭼﮧ دﺳﺘﯿﺎب اﻋﺪاد‬
‫و ﺷﻤﺎر ﮐﯽ ﮐﻤﯽ ﮐﻮ ﻣﺪﻧﻈﺮ رﮐﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ ﻣﺨﺼﻮص وﺟﻮﮨﺎت ﮐﯽ‬
‫ ﻟﯿﮑﻦ اﻣﯿﺪ ﮨﮯ‬،‫ﺑﻨﺎء ﭘﺮ ﮐﻢ ﭨﺮن آؤٹ ﮐﺎ ﺗﻌﯿﻦ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ از وﻗﺖ ﮨﻮﮔﺎ‬
‫ﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﺟﻤﮩﻮری ﻋﻤﻞ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﺷﮩﺮﯾﻮں ﮐﮯ ﺟﻮش و ﺟﺬﺑﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ‬
‫ اس ﺑﺎر ﮐﮯ‬،‫ﺳﯿﮑﻮﻟﺮ ﮐﻤﯽ ﮐﯽ ﻧﻤﺎﺋﻨﺪﮔﯽ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﺮے ﮔﺎ۔ درﺣﻘﯿﻘﺖ‬
‫ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﻧﮯ ﯾﮧ اﺷﺎرہ دﯾﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﺑﮩﺖ ﺳﮯ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺘﺎﻧﯽ ووﭨﺮز اب ﺑﮭﯽ‬
‫ﯾﻘﯿﻦ رﮐﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ان ﮐﮯ ووٹ ﮐﺎ اﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل ﻃﺎﻗﺘﻮر ﺣﻠﻘﻮں ﮐﻮ‬
‫اﯾﮏ ﻣﻀﺒﻮط ﭘﯿﻐﺎم ﺑﮭﯿﺠﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺟﺎ ﺳﮑﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ‬
‫۔ ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﻣﯿﮟ ﮨﯿﺮا ﭘﮭﯿﺮی ﮐﮯ ﺗﻨﺎزﻋﮧ ﮐﯽ وﺟﮧ ﺳﮯ ﯾﮧ ﻣﺸﻖ ﮐﭽﮫ‬
‫ اور اس ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ای ﺳﯽ ﭘﯽ ﮐﻮ ذﻣﮧ دار‬،‫ﺳﺎﮐﮫ ﮐﮭﻮ ﺳﮑﺘﯽ ﮨﮯ‬
‫ اس ﺑﺎت ﭘﺮ ﻏﻮر ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ ﮐﮧ ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﮐﺘﻨﮯ‬،‫ ﺗﺎﮨﻢ‬- ‫ﭨﮭﮩﺮاﯾﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ ﮔﺎ‬
‫ اﻣﯿﺪ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ وہ اور ﺑﮭﯽ زﯾﺎدہ ﻟﻮﮔﻮں ﮐﻮ ووٹ ڈ‬،‫ﺑﮯ ﻣﺜﺎل رﮨﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ‬
‫اﻟﻨﮯ ﮐﯽ ﺗﺮﻏﯿﺐ دﯾﮟ ﮔﮯ۔ ﯾﻘﯿﻦ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ وہ اﮔﻠﯽ ﺑﺎر ﺳﻨﯿﮟ ﮔﮯ۔ آﺧﺮ‬
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encourage even more people to vote and make
sure they get heard the next time. Lastly, and most
positively, the increase in women voters was more
than double the increase in men voters. This
means that women were generally more inclined
‫ ﺟﮭﮑﺎو‬to vote this year — a trend we hope continues
to hold.
Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2024
Chaos unfolding
IT seems there will be no avoiding the inevitable
‫ ﻧﺎﮔﺰﯾﺮ‬for the ECP. Rawalpindi commissioner
Liaquat Ali Chattha’s Saturday press conference,
during which he dropped bombshell allegations
against the CEC, has strengthened the demands
for an immediate ‫ ﻓﻮری‬and independent audit of
election results. The senior officer, while
expressing regret for “facilitating” the rigging of
election results, asked to be punished while also
holding the respective‫ ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻘﮧ‬heads of the judiciary
and ECP responsible for “the theft of the people’s
mandate”.
Lending credence to allegations that have been
made by scores of contestants from different
political parties over the past 10 days or so, Mr
Chattha said that, on his orders, candidates who
were winning with large margins in the
constituencies of the Rawalpindi division were
made to lose, while the losing candidates were
declared victorious. “I am taking responsibility for
this wrongdoing and telling you that the chief
election commissioner and the chief justice are
also completely involved,” he alleged ‫ﻣﺒﯿﻨﮧ‬.
A commissioner is no ordinary officer. They are
some of the most powerful bureaucrats in service,
handpicked by the state to oversee entire
administrative divisions. By virtue of their position,
they exercise immense ‫ ﻻاﻧﺘﮩﺎ‬power and influence
over the machinery of the state. It is, therefore, no
surprise that Mr Chattha’s ‘confession’ has caused
quite a storm. It has been widely extolled as an
example of a bureaucrat resisting ‫ ﻣﺰاﺣﻤﺖ‬pressures
from powerful quarters and choosing to stand on
the right side of history. However, one must also
remain wary of confirmation bias. Humans have a
tendency to believe anything that affirms ‫ﺗﺼﺪﯾﻖ‬
what we already hold to be true. For this reason, it
is in everyone’s best interest that Mr Chattha’s
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‫ اور ﺳﺐ ﺳﮯ ﻣﺜﺒﺖ ﺑﺎت ﯾﮧ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﺧﻮاﺗﯿﻦ ووﭨﺮز ﻣﯿﮟ اﺿﺎﻓﮧ‬،‫ﻣﯿﮟ‬
‫ﻣﺮدوں ﮐﮯ ووﭨﺮوں ﮐﮯ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﮯ دوﮔﻨﺎ ﺳﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ زﯾﺎدہ ﺗﮭﺎ۔ اس ﮐﺎ‬
‫ﻣﻄﻠﺐ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ اس ﺳﺎل ﺧﻮاﺗﯿﻦ ﻋﺎم ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ ووٹ ڈاﻟﻨﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ‬
‫زﯾﺎدہ ﻣﺎﺋﻞ ﺗﮭﯿﮟ۔‬
‫ا ﻓ ﺮ ا ﺗ ﻔ ﺮ ی ﮐ ﺎ ا ﻧ ﮑﺸﺎ ف‬
‫اﯾﺴﺎ ﻟﮕﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ای ﺳﯽ ﭘﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﻧﺎﮔﺰﯾﺮ ﮨﻮﻧﮯ ﺳﮯ ﮔﺮﯾﺰ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﯿﺎ‬
‫ﺟﺎﺋﮯ ﮔﺎ۔ راوﻟﭙﻨﮉی ﮐﮯ ﮐﻤﺸﻨﺮ ﻟﯿﺎﻗﺖ ﻋﻠﯽ ﭼﭩﮭﮧ ﮐﯽ ﮨﻔﺘﮧ ﮐﯽ‬
‫ ﺟﺲ ﮐﮯ دوران اﻧﮩﻮں ﻧﮯ ﺳﯽ ای ﺳﯽ ﮐﮯ ﺧﻼف‬،‫ﭘﺮﯾﺲ ﮐﺎﻧﻔﺮﻧﺲ‬
‫ اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﯽ ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﮐﮯ ﻓﻮری اور آزاداﻧﮧ آڈٹ‬،‫اﻟﺰاﻣﺎت ﮐﯽ ﺑﻮﭼﮭﺎڑ ﮐﯽ‬
‫ﮐﮯ ﻣﻄﺎﻟﺒﺎت ﮐﻮ ﺗﻘﻮﯾﺖ دی ﮨﮯ۔ ﺳﯿﻨﺌﺮ اﻓﺴﺮ ﻧﮯ اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﯽ ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﻣﯿﮟ‬
،‫دﮬﺎﻧﺪﻟﯽ ﮐﻮ "ﺳﮩﻮﻟﯿﺎت" دﯾﻨﮯ ﭘﺮ اﻓﺴﻮس ﮐﺎ اﻇﮩﺎر ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ‬
‫ﻋﺪﻟﯿﮧ اور ای ﺳﯽ ﭘﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻘﮧ ﺳﺮﺑﺮاﮨﻮں ﮐﻮ "ﻋﻮام ﮐﮯ ﻣﯿﻨﮉﯾﭧ‬
‫ﮐﯽ ﭼﻮری" ﮐﺎ ذﻣﮧ دار ﭨﮭﮩﺮاﺗﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ ﺳﺰا دﯾﻨﮯ ﮐﻮ ﮐﮩﺎ۔‬
‫ دﻧﻮں ﮐﮯ دوران ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺳﯿﺎﺳﯽ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺘﻮں ﮐﮯ ﻣﺘﻌﺪد‬10 ‫ﮔﺰﺷﺘﮧ‬
‫اﻣﯿﺪواروں ﮐﯽ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺳﮯ ﻟﮕﺎﺋﮯ ﮔﺌﮯ اﻟﺰاﻣﺎت ﮐﯽ ﺗﺼﺪﯾﻖ ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ‬
‫ﻣﺴﭩﺮ ﭼﭩﮭﮧ ﻧﮯ ﮐﮩﺎ ﮐﮧ ان ﮐﮯ ﺣﮑﻢ ﭘﺮ راوﻟﭙﻨﮉی ڈویژن ﮐﮯ ﺣﻠﻘﻮں‬
‫ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﮍے ﻣﺎرﺟﻦ ﺳﮯ ﺟﯿﺘﻨﮯ واﻟﮯ اﻣﯿﺪواروں ﮐﻮ ﮨﺎر ﮔﺌﮯ ﺟﺒﮑﮧ‬
‫ﮨﺎرﻧﮯ واﻟﮯ اﻣﯿﺪوار ﻓﺎﺗﺢ ﻗﺮار ﭘﺎﺋﮯ۔ اﻧﮩﻮں ﻧﮯ اﻟﺰام ﻟﮕﺎﯾﺎ ﮐﮧ ﻣﯿﮟ‬
‫اس ﻏﻠﻂ ﮐﺎم ﮐﯽ ذﻣﮧ داری ﻟﮯ رﮨﺎ ﮨﻮں اور آپ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺘﺎ رﮨﺎ ﮨﻮں ﮐﮧ‬
‫ﭼﯿﻒ اﻟﯿﮑﺸﻦ ﮐﻤﺸﻨﺮ اور ﭼﯿﻒ ﺟﺴﭩﺲ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻣﮑﻤﻞ ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ ﻣﻠﻮث‬
‫ﮨﯿﮟ۔‬
‫ﮐﻤﺸﻨﺮ ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﻋﺎم اﻓﺴﺮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ۔ وہ ﺳﺮوس ﻣﯿﮟ ﺳﺐ ﺳﮯ زﯾﺎدہ‬
‫ ﺟﻨﮩﯿﮟ رﯾﺎﺳﺖ ﻧﮯ ﺗﻤﺎم اﻧﺘﻈﺎﻣﯽ ڈویژ‬،‫ﻃﺎﻗﺘﻮر ﺑﯿﻮروﮐﺮﯾﭩﺲ ﮨﯿﮟ‬
‫ﻧﻮں ﮐﯽ ﻧﮕﺮاﻧﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﻣﻨﺘﺨﺐ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮨﮯ۔ اﭘﻨﮯ ﻋﮩﺪے ﮐﯽ وﺟﮧ ﺳﮯ‬
‫وہ رﯾﺎﺳﺖ ﮐﯽ ﻣﺸﯿﻨﺮی ﭘﺮ ﺑﮯ ﭘﻨﺎہ ﻃﺎﻗﺖ اور اﺛﺮ و رﺳﻮخ اﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎل‬
‫ ﯾﮧ ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﺗﻌﺠﺐ ﮐﯽ ﺑﺎت ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﻣﺴﭩﺮ ﭼﭩﮭﮧ‬،‫ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ۔ ﻟﮩﺬا‬
‫ﮐﮯ 'اﻋﺘﺮاف' ﻧﮯ ﮐﺎﻓﯽ ﻃﻮﻓﺎن ﺑﺮﭘﺎ ﮐﺮ دﯾﺎ ﮨﮯ۔ اﺳﮯ اﯾﮏ ﺑﯿﻮروﮐﺮﯾﭧ‬
‫ﮐﯽ ﻃﺎﻗﺘﻮر ﺣﻠﻘﻮں ﮐﮯ دﺑﺎؤ ﮐﮯ ﺧﻼف ﻣﺰاﺣﻤﺖ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ اور ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﮐﮯ‬
‫داﺋﯿﮟ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﮐﮭﮍے ﮨﻮﻧﮯ ﮐﺎ اﻧﺘﺨﺎب ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﯽ اﯾﮏ ﻣﺜﺎل ﮐﮯ ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ‬
‫ ﺗﺼﺪﯾﻘﯽ ﺗﻌﺼﺐ ﺳﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ‬،‫ﺑﮍے ﭘﯿﻤﺎﻧﮯ ﭘﺮ ﺳﺮاﮨﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ ﮨﮯ۔ ﺗﺎﮨﻢ‬
‫ﻣﺤﺘﺎط رﮨﻨﺎ ﭼﺎﮨﯿﮯ۔ اﻧﺴﺎﻧﻮں ﻣﯿﮟ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺑﮭﯽ ﭼﯿﺰ ﭘﺮ ﯾﻘﯿﻦ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﺎ‬
‫رﺟﺤﺎن ﮨﻮﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺟﻮ اس ﺑﺎت ﮐﯽ ﺗﺼﺪﯾﻖ ﮐﺮﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ ﮨﻢ ﭘﮩﻠﮯ ﺳﮯ‬
‫ ﯾﮧ ﺳﺐ ﮐﮯ ﺑﮩﺘﺮﯾﻦ ﻣﻔﺎد ﻣﯿﮟ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ‬،‫ﮨﯽ ﺳﭻ ﮨﯿﮟ۔ اس وﺟﮧ ﺳﮯ‬
‫ﻣﺴﭩﺮ ﭼﭩﮭﮧ ﮐﮯ دﻋﻮوں ﮐﯽ ﻓﻮری اور ﻣﮑﻤﻞ ﭼﮭﺎن ﺑﯿﻦ ﮐﯽ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ‬
‫اور ﺟﻮ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻣﻌﺎون ﺛﺒﻮت ﺳﺎﻣﻨﮯ آﺋﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ اﺳﮯ ﻋﻮام ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﻣﻨﮯ ﻻﯾﺎ‬
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claims are immediately and thoroughly ‫ﺟﺎﺋﮯ۔ اس ﻧﮯ ﺟﻮ دﻋﻮے ﮐﯿﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ان ﮐﻮ ﻣﺴﺘﺮد ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﯿﺎ ﺟﺎ ﺳﮑﺘﺎ‬
investigated and that any supporting evidence that ‫ ﺑﮍﮬﺘﯽ ﮨﻮﺋﯽ ﻏﯿﺮ ﯾﻘﯿﻨﯽ ﺻﻮرﺗﺤﺎل ﮐﮯ‬،‫ اﯾﮏ ﮨﯽ وﻗﺖ ﻣﯿﮟ‬،‫۔ ﺗﺎﮨﻢ‬
is unearthed be brought before the public. The ‫دوران زﯾﺎدہ ﮨﻮﺷﯿﺎری ﮐﺎ ﻣﻈﺎﮨﺮہ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ ﭼﺎﮨﯿﮯ۔‬
claims he has made cannot be dismissed; at the
same time, however, one must exercise increased
prudence ‫ ﮨﻮﺷﯿﺎر‬during times of growing
uncertainty.

These elections will be remembered as perhaps

the most controversial electoral exercise held in
the last few decades. The credit for this
unforgettable ignominy ‫ ﺑﺪﻧﺎﻣﯽ‬will accrue mainly to
the ECP, which, despite being empowered by the
law in every possible manner to conduct “free, fair,
impartial and inclusive’”polls, betrayed ‫ دﮬﻮﮐﮧ‬its
mandate in the worst possible way. Its failure to
ensure transparency ‫ ﺷﻔﺎﻓﯿﺖ‬in the vote-counting
process, in particular, has caused unaffordable
chaos, with multiple stakeholders now unwilling
‫ ﻧﺎﺧﻮاﮨﺎں‬to accept the results given how stark the
irregularities seem. Instead of addressing the
public’s apprehensions ‫ ﺧﺪﺷﺎت‬or assuring them
that issues in results tabulation will be promptly
looked into, the ECP has chosen to stay mum.
Now, much more serious allegations are being
levelled against senior officials of the state. The
commission must wake up. Its silence is causing
irreparable ‫ ﻧﺎﻗﺎﺑﻞ ﻋﻼج‬harm.
Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2024
‫ان اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﺎت ﮐﻮ ﭘﭽﮭﻠﯽ ﭼﻨﺪ دﮨﺎﺋﯿﻮں ﻣﯿﮟ ﻣﻨﻌﻘﺪ ﮨﻮﻧﮯ واﻟﯽ ﺳﺐ‬
‫ﺳﮯ ﻣﺘﻨﺎزﻋﮧ اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﯽ ﻣﺸﻖ ﮐﮯ ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ ﯾﺎد رﮐﮭﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ ﮔﺎ۔ اس‬
،‫ ﮐﻮ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ ﮔﺎ‬ECP ‫ﻧﺎﻗﺎﺑﻞ ﻓﺮاﻣﻮش ﺑﺪﻧﺎﻣﯽ ﮐﺎ ﺳﮩﺮا ﺑﻨﯿﺎدی ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ‬
‫ ﻏﯿﺮ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﺪاراﻧﮧ اور ﺟﺎﻣﻊ" اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﺎت‬،‫ ﻣﻨﺼﻔﺎﻧﮧ‬،‫ﺟﺲ ﻧﮯ "آزاداﻧﮧ‬
‫ﮐﺮاﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﮨﺮ ﻣﻤﮑﻦ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮯ ﺳﮯ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن ﮐﮯ ذرﯾﻌﮯ ﺑﺎاﺧﺘﯿﺎر ﮨﻮﻧﮯ‬
‫ اﭘﻨﮯ ﻣﯿﻨﮉﯾﭧ ﺳﮯ ﺑﺪﺗﺮﯾﻦ ﻃﺮﯾﻘﮯ ﺳﮯ ﻏﺪاری ﮐﯽ۔‬،‫ﮐﮯ ﺑﺎوﺟﻮد‬
‫ووﭨﻮں ﮐﯽ ﮔﻨﺘﯽ ﮐﮯ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺷﻔﺎﻓﯿﺖ ﮐﻮ ﯾﻘﯿﻨﯽ ﺑﻨﺎﻧﮯ ﻣﯿﮟ اس‬
‫ ﻧﺎﻗﺎﺑﻞ ﺑﺮداﺷﺖ اﻓﺮاﺗﻔﺮی ﮐﺎ ﺑﺎﻋﺚ ﺑﻨﯽ‬،‫ ﺧﺎص ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ‬،‫ﮐﯽ ﻧﺎﮐﺎﻣﯽ‬
‫ اب ﻣﺘﻌﺪد اﺳﭩﯿﮏ ﮨﻮﻟﮉرز ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﮐﻮ ﻗﺒﻮل ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﺗﯿﺎر ﻧﮩﯿﮟ‬،‫ﮨﮯ‬
‫ ﯾﮧ دﯾﮑﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﻮﺋﮯ ﮐﮧ ﺑﮯ ﺿﺎﺑﻄﮕﯿﺎں ﮐﺘﻨﯽ ﺳﺨﺖ ﻧﻈﺮ آﺗﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ۔‬،‫ﮨﯿﮟ‬
‫ﻋﻮام ﮐﮯ ﺧﺪﺷﺎت ﮐﻮ دور ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﯾﺎ اﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﯾﻘﯿﻦ دﻻﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﺑﺠﺎﺋﮯ ﮐﮧ‬
‫ ای‬،‫ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﮐﯽ ﭨﯿﺒﻠﯿﺸﻦ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ ﮐﻮ ﻓﻮری ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ دﯾﮑﮭﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ ﮔﺎ‬
ٰ ‫ﺳﯽ ﭘﯽ ﻧﮯ ﺧﺎﻣﻮش رﮨﻨﮯ ﮐﺎ اﻧﺘﺨﺎب ﮐﯿﺎ۔ اب رﯾﺎﺳﺖ ﮐﮯ اﻋﻠ‬
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‫ﻋﮩﺪﯾﺪاروں ﭘﺮ اس ﺳﮯ ﺑﮭﯽ زﯾﺎدہ ﺳﻨﮕﯿﻦ اﻟﺰاﻣﺎت ﻟﮕﺎﺋﮯ ﺟﺎرﮨﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ‬
‫۔ ﮐﻤﯿﺸﻦ ﮐﻮ ﺟﺎﮔﻨﺎ ﭼﺎﮨﯿﮯ۔ اس ﮐﯽ ﺧﺎﻣﻮﺷﯽ ﻧﺎﻗﺎﺑﻞ ﺗﻼﻓﯽ ﻧﻘﺼﺎن‬
‫ﭘﮩﻨﭽﺎ رﮨﯽ ﮨﮯ۔‬

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