Poll
Contestants' Educational Qualification
Daily
Jang January 17, 2002
One of the point in PAT’s charter of demand before election 2002
presented on December 24, 2001 to the Government of Pakistan was
that graduation must be the minimum educational qualification for
the candidates of national and provincial assemblies. As on
January 16, 2002, National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Chairman
Lt-Gen Tanvir Hussain Naqvi (retired) said at a press conference
that only educated persons, with the minimum qualification of
graduation, would be able to contest the polls.
Educational qualification for poll contestants in Election 2002 of
national and provincial assemblies will affect more than five
hundred fifty ex-federal and ex-provincial ministers and Ex-MPAs
& Ex-MNAs, who will be disqualified based on their educational
level.
Facts and
Figures
572
members of national and provincial assemblies in 1985, 1988, 1990,
1993 and 1997 had an educational level less than graduation.
79 ex-ministers and members
of assemblies are already disqualified by NAB due to corruption
charges
Majority of rural areas members of
assemblies from Punjab, NWFP, Baluchistan and Sindh
were under matric.
In 1997 election
92 out of 248 members
were graduate.
42 out of 115 MNAs
were FA only
52 out of 100 MPAs
from Sindh assembly
were B.A or M.A
14 out of 42 MPAs from
Baluchistan assembly were literate
23 out of 83 MPAs from
NWFP assembly were B.A or M.A.
Majority of Ulma (religious scholar
) who been educated from madrisas (religious schools) will also be
affected.
updated
January 17, 2002
Proposed
Package for Members
Jang/Urdu Point
February 04, 2002
| Member
(MNA) |
| Daily,
During NA Session |
|
| 3days
prior and 3 days after |
400/day |
| Daily
Allowance |
400/day |
| House
Allowance |
450/day |
| Taxi
Fair |
250/day |
| Medical
Allowance |
unlimited |
| Monthly |
|
| Salary |
5000 |
| Personal
Expensis |
3000 |
| Office
Expensis |
5000 |
| Telephone
Bill |
4600 |
| Annual |
|
| Annual
Vouchers |
50,000 |
| Air
Tickets of Club Class |
9
Tickets |
| Speaker
of NA |
| Monthly
Salary |
20,250 |
| Discretionary
Fund |
600,000 |
| House
Rent |
25,000 |
| Telephone
Bill |
Unlimited |
| Deputy
Speaker of NA |
| Monthly
Salary |
12,000 |
| Discretionary
Fund |
400,000 |
| Budget
of NA |
| Annual
Budget of NA is increased from 90,000,000 to 300,000,000
per annum |
| Note:
All figures are in Pak Rupees |
|
|
Educational
Qualification of National Political Leaders
Daily Insaf, January 18, 2002
| Leader |
Party |
Educational
Qualification |
| Dr.
Thair ul Qadri |
Pakistan
Awami Tehreek |
PhD |
| Farooq
Tariq |
Labour
Party |
M.Phil |
| Benazir
Bhutto |
PPP |
Double
MA, Honorary Doctorate |
| Qazi
Hussain Ahmed |
Jamaat-
e-Islami |
M.Sc.
(Geography) |
| Javaid
Hashmi |
ML(N) |
MA |
| Farooq
Laghari |
Millat
Party |
MA |
| Ch.
Shujat Hussain |
ML(Q) |
MA |
| Mian
Azhar |
ML(Q) |
MA |
| Muhammad
Asghar Khan |
QJP |
MA |
| Mumtaz
Bhutto |
SNF |
Foreign
Graduate |
| Asfand
Yar Wali |
ANP |
Foreign
Graduate |
| Imran
Khan |
Thereek-
e-Insaf |
Foreign
Graduate |
| Nawab
Akbar Bukti |
|
BA |
| Abdul
Hai Baloch |
BNM |
BA |
| Mehmood
Achakzai |
|
BA |
| Ghanva
Bhutto |
PPP
(SB) |
BA |
| Altaf
Hussain |
MQM |
B.
Pharmacy |
| Ajmal
Khatak |
NAP |
Graduate |
| Nasrullah |
|
Graduate |
| Mulana
Samih-ul-Haq |
JUI(S) |
Religious
Edu. equal MA |
| Mulana
Shah Ahmed Noorani |
JUP |
Religious
Edu. equal MA |
| Mulana
Fazal-ur-Rehman |
JUP |
Religious
Edu. equal MA |
National
Assembly's proposed composition
Daily
Jang Jan 17, 2002, updated Feb 22, 2002
| Seats |
Previous |
Now |
Difference |
| General |
207 |
272 |
+65 |
| women |
20 |
60 |
+40 |
| Technocrats |
0 |
25 |
+25 |
| Minorities |
10 |
0 |
-10 |
| Total
# |
237 |
357 |
+120 |
| Geographical
Distribution of Seats Daily
Jang January 23, 2002, updated Feb 21,2002 |
| General |
| Punjab |
115 |
148 |
+33 |
| Sindh |
46 |
60 |
+14 |
| NWFP |
26 |
35 |
+9 |
| Baluchistan |
11 |
15 |
+4 |
| Fata
* |
8 |
12 |
+4 |
| Islamabad |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
| Women |
| Punjab |
11 |
33 |
+22 |
| Sindh |
5 |
15 |
+10 |
| NWFP |
3 |
9 |
+6 |
| Baluchistan |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
| Fata* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Islamabad |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Technocrats |
| Punjab |
0 |
15 |
+15 |
| Sindh |
0 |
6 |
+6 |
| NWFP |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
| Baluchistan |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
| Fata* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Islamabad |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
| Punjab |
126 |
196 |
+70 |
| Sindh |
51 |
81 |
+30 |
| NWFP |
29 |
47 |
+18 |
| Baluchistan |
12 |
19 |
+7 |
| FATA* |
8 |
12 |
+4 |
| Islamabad |
1 |
1 |
0 |
* - Federally
Administered Tribal Areas
# - On Feb
22, 2002 3 seats increased for NWFP and 1 for Pubjab, Sindh,
Baluchistan & Islamabad
Provincial
Assembly's proposed composition
Daily
Jang January 24, 2002
| Seats |
Previous |
Now |
Difference |
| Punjab |
260 |
390 |
+130 |
| Sindh |
114 |
171 |
+57 |
| NWFP |
87 |
130 |
+43 |
| Baluchistan |
45 |
67 |
+22 |
| Punjab |
| General |
240 |
297 |
+57 |
| Women |
12 |
66 |
+54 |
| Technocrats |
0 |
27 |
+27 |
| Sindh |
| General |
100 |
130 |
+30 |
| Women |
5 |
29 |
+24 |
| Technocrats |
0 |
12 |
+12 |
| NWFP |
| General |
80 |
99 |
+19 |
| Women |
4 |
22 |
+18 |
| Technocrats |
0 |
9 |
+9 |
| Baluchistan |
| General |
40 |
51 |
+11 |
| Women |
2 |
11 |
+9 |
| Technocrats |
0 |
5 |
+5 |
Senate's
proposed composition
UrduPoint
February 02, 2002
| Seats |
Previous |
Now |
Difference |
| General |
67 |
81 |
+14 |
| Technocrats |
20 |
25 |
+5 |
| women |
0 |
24 |
+24 |
| Total |
87 |
130 |
+43 |
| Each
Province |
| General |
14 |
17 |
+3 |
| Women |
0 |
6 |
+6 |
| Technocrats |
5 |
6 |
+1 |
| Total |
19 |
29 |
+10 |
| Others |
| Fata |
8 |
10 |
+2 |
| Islamabad |
3 |
4 |
+1 |
|
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