Whistle blowing of election mania

ISLAMABAD – It seems the poli­ticians mostly in rural areas were waiting for a ‘whistle’ to ac­tually start elec­tion activities in their constituencies. The midnight an­nouncement of polls schedule, after the intervention of the Supreme Court, has motivated the aspirants – who were in much of dubiety about the polls. Despite the announcement of elec­tion date and repeated assurances by the ECP, the ambiguous statement of senior politicians, concerns over law and order situation and most recent suspension of a notification of the electoral watchdog by LHC were the contributory factors behind the un­certainty about the elections. The political factions are currently in the process of awarding tick­ets to the suitable candidates. Both the parties and many of the candidates…