KARACHI, Nov 01 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has launched a special pilot project for women’s voter registration in District Qambar-Shahdadkot.
Director General Gender and Training Nighat Siddique formally inaugurated the pilot project, ECP Sindh communique said on Sunday.
Under the pilot project, 49,156 women in District Qambar Shahdadkot will be facilitated in obtaining Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) and completing voter registration.
The primary objective of the pilot project is to increase women’s voter registration and reduce the gender gap.
Joint Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh Tahir Mansoor Khan also attended the inauguration ceremony.
Regional Election Commissioner Larkana Abdul Waheed Baloch and the Deputy Commissioner Qambar-Shahdadkot were also present at the ceremony.
District Election Commissioner Qambar Shahdadkot, Inayatullah Jamali, and Assistant Election Commissioner Kashif Inayat Soomro also attended the event.
Priority will be given to women’s voter registration in statistical blocks with a higher gender gap.
During November, Election Commission representatives will conduct door-to-door visits to identify eligible women and complete their voter registration.
A door-to-door survey will be conducted across the district to identify eligible women.
NADRA’s mobile registration vans will provide women with the facility to obtain CNICs at their doorsteps.
Women will also be able to obtain CNICs and register as voters at registration centres established in government buildings.
“A total of 49,156 women in District Qambar Shahdadkot will be facilitated in obtaining CNICs and completing voter registration,” Nighat Siddique said.
“Increasing women’s voter registration and eliminating the gender gap are the primary objectives of the pilot project,” she said adding that im light of the results of this pilot project, similar initiatives will also be undertaken in other districts to improve women’s voter registration.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
