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PTI promise to computerize land/ revenue records stands compromised
PROMISE Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan had promised his party would digitize the land and revenue records in all provinces if came into power. Addressing a public rally in Haripur in May, 2013, Khan said that PTI wanted to digitize the land and revenue records across the country and resolve all the disputes related …
PTI’s promise of Peshawar food streets stands broken
PROMISE Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khatak has promised in 2014 said that the city would get Food Street in Peshawar’s Namak Mandi bazaar before Eidul Fitr and it would be a gift to the residents of the city. Background Chief Minister Pervaiz Khatak visited the historical bazaar of Namak Mandi and Gor Khatri …
Public libraries remain neglected as government tenure nears an end
Promise To promote reading culture, the PML-N had promised in its 2013 manifesto to develop libraries at national, provincial and district level, equipped with modern reference tools. Background The trend of having public library has diminished in Pakistan because of lack of interest of people in reading and the declining rate of literacy in the …
PML-N will not abandon any flood victim – PM Nawaz Sharif
Promise Pakistan’s prime minister and chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party, Mian Nawaz Sharif, while attending a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at his Jati Umra residence, said that his party, the PML-N, would support all flood victims at this difficult time. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the PML-N would not …
We will cleanse Karachi of weapons if voted to power – Manzoor Wassan
The Promise The interior of Sindh Province has been a powerful political front for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). In order to bag maximum votes from the region, PPP tried to do its best. During its 2013 Elections campaign, Manzoor Wassan, the former home minister of Sindh and a candidate for the National Assembly, …
The US is responsible for deteriorating law and order in Karachi – Dr A Q Khan
Statement Pakistan’s chief nuclear scientist and chairman of Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Pakistan (Movement for the Protection of Pakistan), Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, said in a statement that the “United States of America is responsible for the worst law and order situation of Karachi.” Background Karachi is one of the most important cities and an economic hub of Pakistan. …
Invest more in internal security – PPP
Promise Pakistan’s former ruling party, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), promised on page 5 of its manifesto 2013 that while strengthening the rule of law, coordinated, comprehensive strategies would be devised to ‘Protect the People of Pakistan’. It was further promised that more investment would be made in the police forces, counter-terrorism forces and …
Muslim Ummah’s Titanic is sinking – Altaf Hussain
Statement Altaf Hussain, a London-based Pakistani political leader and Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), warned the Muslim world that the ‘Titanic’ of the Muslim Ummah (community) had started to sink and if urgent steps to rescue it were not taken the whole ship would collapse and sink. Background Altaf Hussain gave that statement …
Extortion in Karachi has been going on for the past 30 years – Sharjil Memon
Statement Sindh information minister Sharjil Memon on June 27 said that extortion has long been a problem in Karachi, according to The News and Geo Tv. According to him, extortion has been going on in Karachi for the past 30 years. Background Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) Chief Ahmed Chinoy told Truth Tracker that the …
Women Job Quota to be Increased up to 20 per cent – PPP
The Promise The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) states on page 28 of its election manifesto 2013 that the quota for public jobs for women is to be increased up to 20 per cent. The Plan Shehla Raza, the Deputy Speaker of the Sindh Provincial Assembly (who belongs to PPP), in an Interview with Truth Tracker, …