LAHORE: Activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir’s manifesto bagged top position in recently published Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan (PILAP) rankings, leaving behind the country’s political bigwigs.
According to PILAP score, Jibran received a score of 70 percent, while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) were runners-up with 66 percent score.
Third position was bagged by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who managed a score of 66 percent, while Pakistan Peoples Party ranked fourth with 52 percent score.
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The ranking evaluated the plans of the parties/candidate for the future and then gauged if they were satisfactory, good or excellent.
The judging criteria included access to justice, access to water, public interest, education, access to health, transport and communication, security to minorities, women and children, police reforms among others.
The independent candidate responded to the rankings saying that “we are proud of our team and their efforts, vision and understanding of issues and are grateful to policy experts who served as mentors. The journey begins with one.”
Jibran Nasir is contesting for NA-247 constituency in Karachi as an independent candidate.