Political empowerment of women – PMLN Promise PML-N promised that it would promote participation of women in national development through political empowerment. [PML-N Party Manifesto 2013 Page 42] The Plan PML-N in Chapter Four of its Party Manifesto 2013, titled ‘New Framework for Social Change’, promised that it would take steps to promote the participation of women in Pakistan’s national […]

The Promise  The leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Ali Ameen Gandapur, promised during his campaign in the run-up to the May 11 general elections that, once elected as member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, he would re-instate all the 1613 school teachers dismissed from services on charges of being appointed in violation of merit in Ismail Khan. Mr Gandapur reiterated his promise […]

The promise Pakistan Tehrik e Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan has promised that within five years Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be capable of producing surplus electricity to be provided to other provinces after fulfilling its own requirements. In an interview with Geo TV, Imran claimed PTI was aiming at making Khyber Pakhtunkhwa an exemplary province for other federating units in terms of […]

The Promise “If we are voted to power, we will run metro bus services in all the provinces,” Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the elected prime minister of Pakistan, promised while seeking votes during an election campaign rally at Railway Station Ground Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Background The Metro Bus System (MBS) project, at an estimated cost of 29 billion rupees, was first […]

Promise  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has promised to hold local bodies’ elections within 90 days on the basis of bio-metrics - introducing electronic voting system - in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The PTI manifesto also promises local bodies elections within ninety days of the general elections. Speaking on floor of the house after taking oath as member national assembly on June 19, Chairman Imran khan reiterated […]

The Promise   The new Punjab government of PML-N will pass the Right to Information bill as its first legislation, both Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Rana Sanaullah, senior provincial minister have said. [The News] The Plan In an interview with Truth Tracker, Rana Sanaullah, soon after Election 2013, said the draft of the bill was already passed by the […]

  Promise The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz manifesto states on its page 61 that, “The minimum wages for workers will be gradually enhanced to Rs 15,000 per month.” [PML-N manifesto]. The Plan Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed did not confirm whether the PML-N government would announce any increase in minimum wages in its first budget. “The government is already running a […]

   Promise Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) promises in its manifesto 2013, on page 41, that at least 1,000 mobile health units will be launched to provide basic health facilities to remote areas and isolated localities. Background In Pakistan, the health sector is in shambles due to lack of attention from previous elected governments. A UNDP’s Human Development Report 2013 says […]

  The Promise During his campaign for May 11 elections, Nasir Khan Afridi, then an independent candidate for NA-46 constituency of Tehsil Bara in Khyber agency, promised to provide laptop computers to all students in his constituency if he was elected as Member of the National Assembly. Afridi has since been elected to the National Assembly. The Plan     […]

The Promise During his successful bid for prime minister in the 2013 elections, Mian Nawaz Sharif, announced at an election rally in Multan on May 3 that if he and his party - PML-N - were voted to power, he would launch a bullet train from Peshawar to Karachi, with the train passing through Multan.  [Bullet train will be a […]