Code of Conduct
Iqbal Zafar Jhagra
Secretary General PML(N)
All parties shall avoid activities which are corrupt practices and offences
Political parties shall firmly restrain their workers from exerting undue pressure/ violence against media
Political parties shall refrain from making such comments on international issues as are likely to embarrass the government's relations with other countries
Workers of political parties shall not indulge in forgeries and disinformation to defame other political parties/leaders
Political parties shall refrain from speeches calculated to arouse parochial and sectarian feelings and controversy of conflicts between genders, sects, communities and linguistic groups
Carriage and display of all kinds of lethal weapons and fire arms shall not be allowed in public meetings
Aerial firing, use of crackers and other explosives at public meetings shall not be allowed
Ministers shall not combine their official visits with election campaign.
Wall chalking as part of an election campaign shall be prohibited in all forms
Election Expenses-
National Assembly– PKR 1.5 mln
Provincial Assembly- PKR 1 mln
Election Commission prescribes:
(a) Posters 2-feet x 3-feet
(b) Hoardings 3-feet x 5-feet
(c) Banners 3-feet x 9-feet
(d) Leaflets/Handbills 9-inches x 6 inches
Issue of advertisement at the cost of public exchequer not allowed
Party shall inform local administration of the venue and time of any public meeting well in time
Political parties shall not hold public meetings or rallies on main streets, roads and chowks
Political party shall give advance intimation of at least 3 days to local police authorities
Foreign/Domestic observers and representatives of recognized bodies will be provided free access to witness election process
Human Rights Watch:
Brad Adams, Asia Director
Huma Rights Watch
Musharraf should accept ruling on re-election- HRW
Government must end intimidation of Supreme Court, threats of martial law- HRW
Government says: Martial law could be imposed, Constitution suspended and Judges fired if the court rules against Musharraf- HRW
Government is holding
Musharraf should publicly withdraw martial law threat-
Musharraf said: "Let them come to their decision, then we will decide."
Alleged warnings have been made by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Dr. Sher Afgan and Attorney General Malik Qayyum
These threats have no value for us- Justice Javed Iqbal
Fear of election postponement or cancellation if Supreme Court rules against Musharraf
Part-2
Death Threat to Bhutto
Raja Pervez Ashraf
Secretary General PPP
Benazir Bhutto receives new death threats
Friend of al-Qaida threatens to slaughter BB like a goat
Farooq Naik alerts Chief Justice of the threat
There are elements who want to kill us- BB
BB to visit
Pakistani agencies question 15 over Bhutto bombing
Try Beeper at 8:50pm
General Waheed Arshad
DG ISPR
Troops set up checkpoints across Swat-
Military deployment to curb activities of Maulana Fazlullah, head of TNSM
TNSM re-emerged this year in Swat and Malakand
Fazlullah also uses FM radio station to campaign against girls education and denounce polio vaccination as Western plot to sterilize Muslim children
Fazlullah uses a madrassa, or Islamic school, as his headquarters in the
Authorities accuse Fazlullah of links to Red Mosque
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