ganeshran Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 IK was anyway not going to win. The numbers simply didnt add up, just like they dont do for Modi back home. But on Social media everyone drinks the kool aid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Told you all, garmi mein inqalab kaise aa sakta hai :--D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Political leaders are not made sitting in the ruling party with power in their hands. Their test comes when the party is in the opposition. Imran Khan has a golden opportunity on his hands - he has a large enough mandate for people to take him seriously and 5 years where he can criticize the ruling party's policies from within the system. His first priority should be to stop listening to his cheerleaders on social media who's influence is many times lower than their volume, and build an effective organization structure in his party and allying with community leaders who have a great say in who gets the votes. The next should be to make sure his party legislators dont fall into the same corruption trap as the other major parties do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLICKR392 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Aren't EVMs being used in Pak elections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Aren't EVMs being used in Pak elections? no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLICKR392 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 no. Why no? Even some less developed countries use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asim Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 Rural areas people, even candidates dont believe in any digital stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Rural areas people' date=' even candidates dont believe in any digital stuff...[/quote'] but EVMs are much safer and its difficult to manipulate them and it also takes less time during counting so eventually the EC will have to start using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyboardWarrior Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 but EVMs are much safer and its difficult to manipulate them and it also takes less time during counting so eventually the EC will have to start using them. surely in next elections. if ever happens .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyboardWarrior Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 for Live Updates ... http://election2013.geo.tv/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 celebrities voting in Pak: :hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983-2011 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 ANI @ANI_news Celebrations in Jati Umra(Amritsar), ancestral village of Nawaz Sharif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 It was phiksed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulbul Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 End of day same corrupt people back to power. Regionalism,caste,religion will never go away from sub continent politics :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raghav_12 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I think Nawaz Sharif winning was the best possible outcome. So it is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I think being out of power for so many years has had a positive effect on Sharif and he will bring about some change in Pak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyboardWarrior Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 celebrities voting in Pak: :hysterical::hysterical: where are pics ? :orderorder: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 where are pics ? :orderorder: http://www.theunrealtimes.com/2013/05/12/in-pictures-cricketers-sundry-celebrities-exercise-their-franchise-in-pakisans-general-elections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Just saw some of the election charts on the web. Basically, Imran Khan has won in the urban + elite areas and in NWFP/KPK mainly. Nawaz Shareef has mainly gained in Punjab and won in those other regions where Punjabis constitute a substantial vote bank. In Sindh it was mainly PPP and MQM. It basically was an election between regional parties, and the party with the largest regional demographic constituent won. Its as if there are no national parties in Pakistan, which cut across the regional identity. I fear India will also be heading down the same road in the future. Lots of regional players who won't just be the kingmakers but the kings ( or co-kings) themselves. Nawaz Sharif's re-election doesn't augur too well for India? He started the peace process and at best was a completely kept in the dark ( and in the worst case, complicit) in Pakistan's Kargil misadventure. Comes across as a man who is happy to be in charge as long as he doesn't take on the military. Imran Khan on the other hand, IMO, would have better for India Pakistan relations. He was idealistic, with a clean image and naive. I've oft observed that those who are idealistic+ naive are the most motivated and generally persevere more than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 So, Nawaz Sharif is in charge and Musharraf is in Jail. It took 15 years for history to turn full circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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