National Voters Day on 7th Dec

PESHAWAR:  National Voters Day will be observed by ECP on 7th of December, 2021 across the country to create awareness among the general public and young voters about the importance of voting in the electoral process besides maximizing voters’ registration.

To highlight significance of a vote and to encourage people especially youth and women to register for voting, ECP has decided to celebrate 7th December as national voters day in all provinces of Pakistan including Khyber Pakthunkhwa where awareness campaign would be launched at district level with assistance of civil society, media and intelligentsia.

Provincial Election Commission (PEC) official told the Media on Tuesday that the major function would be held at Peshawar under an aegis of Provincial Election Commission where representatives of civil society, media, officers of relevant departments, students, workers of political parties, community and religious leaders and intelligentsia would participate.

Awareness seminars, debates, rallies and walks would be arranged in each district of Khyber Pakthunkhwa to appraise people, especially young voters and women, about the importance of votes in a democratic step.

Meanwhile, door to door voters’ verification campaigns continued in all districts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The campaign for voters’ verification process was started on November 7 last and would continue till December 6, 2021. ECP staff has expedited voters’ verification in all districts imperative for holding of free, fair and transparent elections in the country.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.