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CNews ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (APP): Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad Wednesday called for reforms in the electoral laws so as the influence of Nazims in the electoral process could be restricted. "The country needs reforms in electoral laws to restrict the Nazims' to refrain from influencing the electoral process especially during the conduct of the polls. As our electoral laws are based on recommendations prepared by Lord Minto Commission in 1911, Pakistan should gear up working on reforms in the electoral laws with the help of civil society organizations, political parties, bar council and the media as has been already done in India and Bangladesh," he said while addressing a symposium held to launch the final report of CMD International Observer Group on the polling process in Pakistan. Seeking proposals form the civil society and the media in this regard, Dilshad said the media had played a 'crucial and positive role' and the recent...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Over 10,000 Pakistani and foreign observers are monitoring general elections in Pakistan. The election commission has issued 1050 accreditation cards to foreign observers and 4600 cards to the local observers. Foreign observers mostly came from United States, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Britain, Germany and France as well as from Japan, Bosnia, China, Nigeria, Belgium, India, Estonia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Moreover, observers have also arrived in Pakistan from Holland, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Hungary. The foreign office has issued visas to 3000 foreign observers that will be lapsed on February 25. The election authorities have also issued observers’ cards to the diplomats of America, Britain, Canada and Japan. Provincial election commissioners of Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and Lahore and 125 District Returning Officers have also issued accreditation cards to over 4400 observers. Mr. Grant, a representative of International Foundation For Electoral Sys...