December 11, 2023: PILDAT President Ahmed Bilal Mehboob in a letter has urged , Leaders of various Political Parties of Pakistan to pick greater number of young candidates for the upcoming election. The letter addressed to the heads of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN), Pakistan Peoples’ Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (JUIP), Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan (MQMP), Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP), Awami Nation
In his letter he presented the study of the 2018 General Election conducted by PILDAT and shared number of young candidates fielded by each party in the 2018 election. According to the study conducted by PILDAT, TLP fielded the highest percentage of young candidates in 2018 with a total to 537 candidates for National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies out of which 194 (36%) candidates were of the age group of 25-35 years. NP fielded 46 out of which 9 (20%) fell in the age bracket of 25-35 years mak
Considering that the number of registered voters between the ages of 18-35 years is 44% of the total registered voters, it is imperative that the political parties give adequate representation to the youth so that the youth’s participation in the electoral process can be increased and the youth can be engaged in the political process of Pakistan, PILDAT letter stated.