PILDAT claims to be an independent and non-partisan org on democracy in🇵🇰.
Is PILDAT really independent? Or non-partisan?
And who is Mamoon Bilal and how does he fit into PILDAT?
A thread.
PILDAT's CEO & president Ahmed Bilal Mehboob is courted as the main expert on elections & democracy writing in columns in Dawn, seminars in thinkfest and seminars. He is a persistent PMLN tout who writes strategically for them.
Want to argue for IK’s disqualification?
Want to argue against EVM?
Want to argue to against overseas vote?
Bring out Ahmed Bilal Mehboob.
Basically, he plays the same role in think tank – op-ed circles what Raja Sikander plays in EC.
I already wrote how PILDAT writes shoddy and biased reports
And that is non fully independent as it is has received over $500 million dollars along with its co-director getting NED fellowships in the US.
Now let’s look at their Senior Program Manager Mamoon who is always at every PILDAT event giving out momentos at meeting and meeting govt. officers.
Mr Mamoon has been working for PILDAT for a decade.
He took a break for two years and worked for PITB under Umar Saif where his role was program manager.
Seems like a hard working ‘non-partisan manager chap’. The only problem is the senior manager of PILDAT who runs many of its programs is not non-partisan at all.
He in fact is a full-time PMLN activist.
He is also not very pleasant, neutral, or professional. For the senior manager of such a great non-partisan organisation, this looks strange don't you think?
When PTI completed its 2 years, Mamoon's DP has a black mark marking black day but the interesting part is still missing.
When the Sharifs hold a jalsa, he is in a super mood but the interesting part is still missing.
The more interesting bit about Mamoon is that he is the son of Ahmed Bilal Mehboob!
Just like Hamza Sharif is the son of Shahbaz Sharif,
See? Nepotism really rules at PILDAT.
So the parting question is that is PILDAT's main manager neutral, independent, and non-partisan?
Or is PILDAT really the neutral and independent organisation in whom the country entrusts opinions on the state of democracy?
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