ISLAMABAD – A strange response has surfaced from the overseas Pakistanisover the Internet voting registration.
Poor response has been revealed by overseas Pakistanis over the votersregistration as only few thousands have registered themselves for the bypolls.
The project was initiated with an aim to give voting rights to Pakistanisliving abroad. There are around 0.52 million Pakistanis residing abroadfrom the constituencies where by-elections are to be held. Chances of theirparticipation augmented owing to the steps taken by judiciary.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has also on multiple times showed his curiosityto give Pakistanis living abroad the right to vote. Furthermore, theefforts of Chief Justice of Pakistan gave this dream a reality.
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Now that there are 37 seats, 11 of National Assembly while 26 of ProvincialAssembly, on whom by-elections are to be held, the process of internetvoting is yet to be completed. The speed with which it is proceeding islistless. It was expected that the response of overseas Pakistanis will beoverwhelming, but at this moment, very few of them seem keen in it.