Promise Tracking

Promise In its 2013 manifesto, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) pledged to eradicate polio completely from the country by 2016.  After the 2013 elections, the PPP could not form a government in any province except Sindh. With the passage of 18th Amendment in 2010, the health sector was devolved to the provinces. So far, PPP has …

Promise In April 2014, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan had directed Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pervez Khattak to immediately put a stop to all discretionary funds.   Plan Khan’sdirective circulated after a number of PTI provincial ministers started transferring   discretionary funds to their personal accounts. Angered Khan directed Khattak to ensure that no …

The promise Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had announced a Rs. 2.5 billion Kissan (farmers) Package for the development of Lodhran district in Southern Punjab on November 6, 2015. Background  The prime minister in November last year had announced the package for the district at a time when the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had announced …

The Promise Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised in February 2012 that when in power his party would enact legislation on missing persons.  He had also promised that when in power they would recover all the missing persons. Background During the last tenure of PPP government, voices coming from almost all quarters spoke against forced disappearances …

The Promise PML-N on page 81 of its election manifesto promised that it would ensure that the formulation and determination of the nation’s foreign policy remain the sole preserve of its elected representatives, while the implementation and execution shall be assigned to relevant departments and agencies by the Federal Cabinet. Background Pakistan’s strong military has …

The Promise Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan announced on April 4, 2016, to hold the intraparty election after a party meeting in Islamabad. Background In April 2016, Khan promised that keeping in view past experiences, “the PTI has decided to conduct direct intraparty elections.” Going a step forward, Khan had then said his party …

The promise PML-N promised in its elections manifesto for 2013 elections that they will ensure the national census is carried out as early as possible. Background Under the constitution of Pakistan, the government is to conduct a census every 10 years, but it has been frequently skipped and the 2008 census is long overdue. The …

The Promise PTI mentioned in its manifesto for Election 2013 that there will be no development fund for the parliamentarians. Background Members of opposition parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly say that control of billions of rupees funds has been given to members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the past three years for projects in …

The Promise: Addressing public rallies in Muzaffargarh and Multan districts of Punjab before elections on May 4, 2013, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had promised that Multan would also get a Metro Bus Project. Background: PML-N Punjab Government in 2012 started Pakistan’s first-ever metro bus project in Lahore. The PML-N leaders highly promoted the idea during …

The Promise Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, during the campaign of Election 2013, claimed that they would generate revenue within the country instead of begging from international financial institutions. Background Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif had promised during the 2013 election campaigns that their government …