ECP asks citizens to register themselves as voters by Wednesday
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said while addressing a Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ceremony in Islamabad on Monday that elections would have to be held for people to release their anger,
“People have only one day to vent. Before anyone else gives an order, the election commission should fulfil its constitutional responsibility,” Bilal Bhutto said.
“I have no option but to demand immediate elections. Delay in elections is equal to not holding elections. Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life for the restoration of the Constitution,” he added.
“Judges must first present themselves for accountability. All politicians presented themselves for accountability before the judiciary,” he emphasised.
“The 1971 Constitution lays down the principles of rule of law. The SCBA worked for the supremacy of the Constitution. It played a role against the dictator,” he acknowledged the services of the SCBA.
“Democracy protects human rights. Constitution is the soul of any state,” he pointed out.
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked all eligible voters to get themselves registered as the process for registration of new voters, correction of their particulars and transfer of votes will close on Wednesday.
According to the ECP official, the facilitation desks operated by the Election Commission in both Islamabad and its district-level offices are actively engaged in accomplishing this assignment.
He urged people to register or rectify discrepancies in the voter lists to ensure their alignment with their Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) data by October 25, 2023.
The Election Commission invoked the Elections Act, 2017 to freeze the voter lists on July 20, 2023. In order to simplify the process for the public, the lists were then unfrozen from September 28 to October 25, 2023, allowing all eligible individuals to either register, withdraw or rectify their information.
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