Fair Voting Rights for Overseas Pakistanis

Your support has contributed in achieving the following

❇️ File the first legal petition against Election Commission for fair voting rules.

✳️Collect the data for my research collaboration with NUST University was on the Cover story of Sunday Dawn Magazine said Overseas Pakistanis can swing 186 out of 272 National Assembly Seats

✳️ Publish this interactive dashboard that shows the swing seats.

 

✳️Second Overseas Legal Petition: Election Commission has not made arrangements for Overseas Pakistanis to participate in local body elections in Punjab. Voting in local bodies is our constitutional right. 

✳️Third Overseas Legal Petition: Election Commission has not made arrangements for Overseas Pakistanis to participate in local body elections in Islamabad. Voting in local bodies is our constitutional right. 

✳️Fourth Overseas Legal Petition: Election Commission has not made arrangements for Overseas Pakistanis to participate in local body elections in Sindh. Voting in local bodies is our constitutional right. 

✳️Fifth Overseas Legal Petition: Challenging the change in election laws reducing overseas voting rights

✳️ Dashboard of Polling wise election results including overseas voter numbers

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Background

~2 Minutes animation documentary of the issue

Salam, 

My name is Salman. I am advocating for the fair voting rights of Overseas Pakistanis.

You can read about my other advocacy work for Overseas Pakistanis here 

My research with NUST University researchers finds that Overseas Pakistani voters can change approximately 7 in 10 federal election results. This translates to 186 seats in National Assembly.

This swing is huge and can change the nature of politics and politicians forever. It would be almost impossible to make a government without having overseas Pakistanis on your side.

Getting Overseas Pakistanis a fair chance to vote is the easiest way to get rid of “electables” and political dynasties that have a choke-hold on the country's politics and improve governance.

You can play a role to bring about this unprecedented change. I appreciate your support!

The funds will be for the legal costs and for promoting fair voting practices and democracy in Pakistan

Every cent of the money raised will be used for a better electoral system. I publish donations and expenses online here 

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In case I have any balance left in the funds that I cannot utilize for any reason; I would ask my family to donate it to Shaukat Khanum.

Please note this is not an appeal for fund raising for Shaukat Khanum, any other party or individual. I have no authorization to raise any funds for Shaukat Khanum or any people or parties that may be mentioned here.