For those who just joined, a 2 minutes animation video explaining the issue.
Dr Babar Awan, responsible for Overseas Voting legislation provides no clear path for addressing our concerns.
You can listen to his statements here
. This is too little too late.
Legal Action against ECP:
After hundreds of petition letters and Dr Babar Awan’s apparent indifference to our cause, we are now adding a legal dimension to this campaign. We are in process of drafting a legal petition action against the Election Commission of Pakistan on the grounds of discriminatory practices against Overseas PK Voters.
For this, we need your support. Pls consider partnering in this cause at this GoFundMe link. If we, Overseas Pakistanis organise and pool our energies and resources, inshallah Court will strike down ECP’s oppressive election rules.
Latest on the status of the petition can be found here
Overseas Pakistanis to be King Makers:
A NUST (University) researchers paper finds Overseas PK voters can change 1 in 5 election results. This translates to ~70 seats in National Assembly. This is huge and can change the nature of politics and politicians forever. It would be nearly impossible to make a government without having overseas Pakistanis on your side.Volunteer for the cause:
Are you passionate about making Pakistan better? Getting Overseas Pakistanis a fair chance to vote is perhaps the easiest way to get rid of “electables” and political dynasties that have a choke-hold on the countries politics and improve governance. Are you a:Community Organisers or
Social Media Activist or
Writer (English/Urdu) or
Experienced Campaign Manager/Fundraiser or
Lawyer
If you are any of the above and can dedicate 30 minutes a week, join our WhatsApp group by clicking on this link. Pls, note this is a serious WhatApp group, it is not for chatting or updates but for passionate people to come together to organise and strategise for this cause.
Prime Minister Public Interaction Day:
When the prime minister has his call days with the public, please try to get on the phone and bring this issue to his notice. You can use this video as a refresher of the issues.
Relevant News
It seems like the Senate Committee’s work looking at the Election Bill has come to a pause
Press Releases from previous committee meetings are below