Articles by: Mubasher Bukhari

D I Khan/Local Elections/Voters Interiew

by / on September 15, 2013, 9:21 am / in Elections

Samiullah 35, a farmer from Tehsil Paharpur, Dera Ismail Khan (DIK), said, “To me, a suitable candidate would be the one who will solve our problems. Residents of Basti Darbar Wali village, where I live, have always voted unanimously for one candidate but prior to elections, notables of the area enter into a verbal contract with the candidate and take guarantee he […]

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Charter of Democracy fulfillment – PPP

Charter of Democracy fulfillment - PPP

by / on June 13, 2013, 3:30 am / in Factually

Statement In a recent statement, former Federal Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira said that the PPP fulfilled 80% of the clauses in the Charter of Democracy. Background The Charter was formulated and signed by Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto, representing the two major political parties, in May 2006. The Charter established common ground between PPP and PML-N to end […]

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Boys jump into the pool to beat the heat in Pakistani border town Chaman / Photo: Matiullah Achakzai

Reduce load-shedding within 100 days - PML-N

by / on June 9, 2013, 6:04 pm / in Promises

  The Promise Sartaj Aziz, a senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister elect Nawaz Sharif, says that electricity load-shedding would be reduced “to some extent” during first 100 days of Sharif’s government. [Dawn article] [Radio Pakistan] The Plan In an interview with UPI Next, Aziz reiterated that load-shedding would be eased during first 100 days as the PML-N has […]

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What the promise fulfillment levels mean

What the promise fulfillment levels mean

by / on June 6, 2013, 7:34 pm / in Promises, Resources

Promises, promises, promises. That’s the sum of much campaigning, but then we hear little until the next election rolls around. Then we hear that the party fulfilled all its promises. It is easy to lose track of these promises, when there are so many - and they sound so great in a rousing campaign speech. They make colorful, catchy quotes […]

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Election showed progress: PILDAT

by / on June 6, 2013, 7:08 pm / in Resources

Pakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization, has determined that the 2013 elections in Pakistan were significantly better than previous ones. This guide can be downloaded (from their site), or you can read it right here: [gview file="http://www.truthtracker.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Assessment-of-the-Quality-of-General-Election-2013.pdf"]

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Annual check on the legislative process

by / on June 6, 2013, 6:59 pm / in Resources

The Pakistan Institute for Legislative Development and Transparency publishes an annual report on the state of democracy in Pakistan. This guide can be downloaded (from their site), or you can read it right here: [gview file="http://www.truthtracker.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AssessmentoftheQualityofDemocracyinPakistan_Year2012.pdf"]

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What the rulings mean

What the rulings mean

by / on June 5, 2013, 7:08 pm / in Factually, Resources

Many times reporters only shake their heads at the statements that politicians make. Yet we print those statements and quote them. Truth Tracker is attempting to go beyond the he-said, she-said style of passive reporting. We’re fact-checking the statements that are in the news. Based on our reporting, we make a ruling about the degree of truth in statements. For […]

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