INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Registration of votes as per CNIC address, due date extended to Feb 28ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of
Pakistan (ECP) Friday asked voters to register their votes on their permanent or temporary address written on their computerized national
identity card (CNIC) by February 28
According to an official of ECP, Commission has issued an order for review of electoral rolls on expiring final date of December 31, for
date.He added facility of giving further period for registration of vote as per CNIC address shall be available till completion of review
short message service (SMS) 8300 to facilitate voters and asked them to get any information from its SMS service.He said voters can get
information about their complaint or number of helpline of respective district by sending computerized national identity card (CNIC) number
to ECP''s SMS service.He said voters can get information related to statistically block code, serial number, constituency of voter where
voter name is registered, ECP awareness message and helpline number of respective district to get further information.He also asked them to
contact their respective district office of Election Commission to endegree registering as voter on CNIC address.Meanwhile, ECP Secretary
has written a letter to provincial chief secretaries and secretaries of national and provincial assemblies for implementing section 27 of
The letter was also written to secretaries interior, cabinet, set upment, defence and parliamentary affairs and asked them to fully educate
government employees about section 27 of Elections Act 2017
Secretaries of national and provincial assemblies have been asked to share essential information about said section with members and
speakers of Parliament.Similarly, chief secretaries have been asked to endegree creating awareness in voters by giving directions to their
respective district offices in this regard.Under section 27 of Elections Act 2017, now registration or transfer of voters name in electoral
rolls shall be made on basis of permanent and temporary address in national identity card.
