- EIU’s report says Pakistan was marred by violence on election day.
- Pakistan saw the largest election in 2024 in terms of electoral participation.
- February 8 saw the national internet suspension, mobile services.
The index of the new democracy of the Economy Intelligence Unit (EIU) said that the classification of democracy in Pakistan had increased from 3.25 in 2023 to 2,84 in 2024 in the middle of political chaos marked by electoral upheavals.
According to the report on the world classification of democracy, Pakistan witnessed violence before and on the ballot, February 8, 2024.
“The most popular politician, Imran Khan, whose own democratic diplomas are questionable, was imprisoned shortly before the elections occur,” said the EIU.
It should be noted that the general elections of 2024 had the highest electoral participation in the history of Pakistan, according to the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen).
However, events before and after election day have raised questions about democratic rights and freedom in the country.
Concerns have also been raised concerning the reliability and reliability of the general elections by the Pakistan Human Rights Commission (HRCP).
HRCP electoral monitors observed significant problems when they carried out on -site inspections in 51 constituencies. The voting day saw an internet closure at the national level and a suspension of mobile services as well as unforeseen changes in survey information, compromising the ability of voters to locate polling stations.
In addition, the prolonged delay in the announcement of election results by return agents also emerged as a problem.
In addition, the post-interruption process has been labeled unsatisfactory. In a fifth of all the polling stations observed by the HRCP, the president did not affect the declaration of the count in a place visible for a public exhibition or was not seen transmitting a photograph of the result to the return manager and the electoral commission of Pakistan (ECP).
He has been alleged in many cases that the announcement of the return agent did not count with the counting of the presidents
Concern, the reports of candidates, survey officers and observers have been denied authorization to attend the provisional consolidation of the results also surface.
According to the PK Press Club Election Cell (GEC), carried out its own surveys, there were more problems and inconsistencies because the cell discovered that almost all forms-with the exception of some where Nawaz Sharif de PML-N has obtained more than 1,000 votes-seemed to have been modified, reported by PML-N PK Press Club News.
In addition, some of the polling stations have also shown clear signs of voting manipulation, where the votes were exchanged.
The report of the EIU democracy index also revealed that global democracy is in the worst form that at any time in the history of almost two decades of the index
According to the report, for the 16th consecutive year, Norway has been named the most democratic country in the world, with a score of 9.81. New Zealand and Sweden followed.
At the same time, Afghanistan has been the least low country since 2021, marking only 0.25 points. The biggest change came from Bangladesh, which dropped 25 places.
