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32-year-olds to determine winner of next general election

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  • Second-largest age group is 42 years, with 3.836 million voters
  • Females aged 32 outnumber males of same age in KP, Balochistan
  • 42-year-old females exceed males in Punjab, Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: 32-year-olds top the list of registered voters in Pakistan with 3.8964 million out of the total 122.196 million voters aged 18-100 years and likely be a decisive factor in the next general election, ECP data shows.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s electoral rolls, the 32-year-old age bracket is followed by 42-year-old people, who comprise 3.8365 million registered voters.

Surprisingly, the number of registered 32-year-old female voters is greater than male voters of the same age in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). 

Balochistan has 92,716 male and 97,403 female voters of this age while in KP, there are 355,378 male and 407,020 female voters aged 32. 

In the capital territory, there are 13,721 male and 12,792 female voters aged 32.

However, in the two biggest provinces in terms of population, male voters dominate over female voters. 

In Punjab, there are 1,080,116 males and 1,031,607 females, and the total number of voters aged 32 is 2,111,723. While Sindh has 414,266 male voters and 391,393 female voters of this age, and their collective strength is 805,659. The number of male voters in this age group across the country is 1,956,197, and that of females is 1,940,215.

Similar to the 32-year age group, females outnumber male voters in Balochistan in the 42-year age group. The number of female voters aged 42 in Balochistan stands at 99,094, followed by 95,271 males, and their total strength is 194,365. 

However, in KP, the male-female number of voters difference is far greater in KP, which is 256,292 and 343,888, bringing their collective number to 600,180.

Punjab, too has a similar situation, where female voters aged 42 outnumber male voters. Punjab has 1,010,634 male voters aged 42 and 1,101,790 females of the same age group, taking their total strength to 2,112,424. 

However, in the federal capital, 11,282 male voters have the edge over 10,832 female voters of this age group.

Collectively, 42-year-old female voters outnumber male voters, as there are 461,859 females and 445,641 males falling in the 42-year-old aged group.

Likewise, the overall strength of male voters in this age group is 1,819,120, and female voters are 2,017,463, bringing their collective number to 3,836,583.

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Atta Tarar’s triumph over NA-127 in the LHC is contested

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The victory of Attaullah Tarar, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) from Lahore’s NA-127 constituency in the general elections on February 8 has been contested in the Lahore High Court (LHC).

Samiullah Khan’s victory from PP-145 has also been contested. The petitions will be heard by Election Tribunal Judge Sultan Tanveer. The petitions have included the Pakistani Election Commission (ECP) and other parties as parties.

In the meantime, Attaullah Tarar stated during a discussion with Miss Zoe Ware, the Political Counselor of the British High Commission, that fake news, misinformation, and disinformation were global issues that needed to be managed.

According to the minister, fake news is the largest issue on social media, and the government is working to address it.

The conference covered a wide range of topics, including the two nations’ relationship and how to foster media collaboration. Collaboration in the drama and cinema industries was also covered.

According to Attaullah Tarar, social media verification should be adopted by journalists, and a global code of conduct for social media usage should be created.

Miss Zoe Ware thanked Attaullah Tarar on taking over as Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on establishing the cabinet.

She was given the assurance that the UK diplomat will work with her to promote bilateral ties between Pakistan and the UK.

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US commitment to resolving Pakistan’s energy crisis is prioritized

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According to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, Pakistan was assisted by the United States in producing an extra 4,000 megawatts of sustainable energy.

According to him, these kinds of initiatives have given Pakistan more capacity to produce energy, allowing it to power millions of people.

The spokesman restated that both nations will cooperate through the green alliance to address the environmental issues.

At a news briefing, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated, “Earlier, the United States advised Pakistan to halt the Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project, as engaging in business with Iran poses the risk of encountering U.S. sanctions.”

“We always advise everyone that doing business with Iran carries the risk of encountering our sanctions, and we would advise everyone to consider that very carefully,” he continued. “I’m not going to preview any potential sanctions.”

He said, “We do not support this pipeline going forward, as the Assistant Secretary made clear last week.”

The Pakistan-Iran pipeline project was approved for completion a few months ago by the caretaker administration in Pakistan. But after this permission, Pakistan received an official statement from the US expressing its worries. Pakistan again put a stop to the project’s execution when the United States expressed concerns.

Miller said, “We condemn the attack on a convoy of PRC engineers in Pakistan,” in response to a query. Miller also denounced the terrorist attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan. We offer our sincere condolences to all impacted by the incident and are extremely saddened by the deaths and injuries incurred.

He declared, “Terrorists have caused enormous suffering to the Pakistani people, and Chinese nationals living in Pakistan have also been the targets of terrorist strikes.” Such acts of terror should not occur in any nation.

In response to a question concerning a letter from Pakistani judges, the spokesperson stated that while he had seen the letter, he had not yet conferred with his colleagues and would not be making any comments.

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Fazlur Rehman says the government led by Shehbaz won’t be able to deliver

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Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), expressed doubts on Wednesday over the viability of the Shehbaz Sharif administration, stating that he believes the new system will fail if citizens go to the streets.

Fazlur Rehman stated on Wednesday’s “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath” segment of Geo News that “the parliament will likely be a rubber stamp.” There are simply too many obstacles for this government to handle. In the end, politicians will be held accountable for all of their shortcomings.”

The “crime is committed by someone else and the politicians take responsibility,” he said, calling it bizarre. The leader of JUI-F declared that his organization will demonstrate against the establishments that had turned the elections into a “game.”


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Fazl has previously said that he would abstain from the by-elections for the National Assembly and provincial assembly seats. In addition, he declared that on April 25, following Ramadan, he will start a protest campaign against the purported election manipulation from Balochistan.

“We firmly believe that there will be a rigged general election in 2024. And the factor that changed the outcome would be our aim. We reject the findings that led to the formation of this government,” he declared.

The leader of JUI-F stated that they disagreed with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa election results.

“[Earlier] the issues with the PTI were ideological and not election-related,” he said.

He stated that the party had not yet made the decision to work with the PTI. He did concede, though, that the Imran Khan-led party’s attitude has changed for the better. He remarked that it was a positive attitude and that it would not be a problem if the two parties moved together.

Fazl also revealed that he told Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister, that he thought of him as a new blue-eyed boy during their meeting.

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