Printing of ballot papers for general elections to be completed by February 2: Pakistan Election Commission
The Hindu
“Pakistan’s election authorities have said that printing of ballot papers for the February 8 general elections would be complete by February 2,” according to a media report on January 30. The Election Commission of Pakistan said the delivery of ballot papers with the help of security personnel was under way simultaneously in four provinces.
“Pakistan’s election authorities have said that printing of ballot papers for the February 8 general elections would be complete by February 2,” according to a media report on January 30.
Pakistan is going to the polls for the National Assembly and four provincial legislatures next Thursday and the election campaigning is going on in full swing. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said the delivery of ballot papers with the help of security personnel was under way simultaneously in the four provinces as the printing of ballot papers would be completed by February 2, The News International reported.
“The printing of ballot papers, which is being done in three government presses, is going on satisfactorily,” the report said.
“The printing work, which started on January 16 after the allotment of election symbols by returning officers (ROs), will be completed in the next four days, i.e. by February 2,” the newspaper quoted an ECP spokesman as saying.
He said that at the same time, with the help of security agencies, ROs and district administrations, the delivery of ballot papers has started for the four provinces. These deliveries are being done both by road and air.
The spokesman also pointed out that from January 29, people have been provided 8300 SMS services to get information about their polling station among other information. Voters will have to send their identity card number to 8300 to get their vote information.
All voters have been requested to get details of them and their family’s vote on time so that they do not face any problems in polling stations.
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