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 Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf promised to introduce a uniform system of education in the province if voted to power by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Source: (PTI Manifesto) The Plan Speaking to Truth Tracker, the Provincial Minister for education, Atif Khan, said the PTI-led coalition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had already initiated work on a uniform education system in […]

  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 Before the general elections of 2013, in his election campaign, Nawaz Sharif vowed to restore law and order in Karachi. He promised to make Karachi the “city of lights” again and that peace would be restored there. Background Karachi has suffered terrorism and targeted killings for decades. Law and order in Karachi has always been a serious […]

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 […]

The Promise Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has promised in its manifesto (page 10) that it will take steps to bring down the inflation rate to a single digit in the range of 7 or 8 percent. Background Inflation does not help Pakistanis as the prices of daily necessities soar and people’s savings are also affected. At the same time, speculators and […]