LAHORE – Careem, a UAE-based ride-hailing app operating in Pakistan, isoffering voters free rides to and from polling stations across the SouthAsian country tomorrow (Wednesday).
The company has introduced a Jamhuriyat Car type that will be driven by‘Captains’ who have volunteered their vehicles and time to transport votersto and from their polling stations on July 25.
The booking method will be the same as any other car type. The option willbe available in Careem app tomorrow.
Careem emphasises that “volunteer drivers will not be compensated for anyride, either by Careem or by passengers”. “All volunteer drivers will gothrough our procedural background checks,” it adds.
The service is available in all cities where Careem operates, includingKarachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Hyderabad, Multan,Sialkot, Gujranwala, Quetta and Abbotabad.
Pakistan is all set to hold general elections tomorrow, with over 1,2000candidates vying for 270 national and 570 provincial assembly seats.
As many as 105.96 million people will be able to use their right to vote.Twenty-three percent of the total voters would be taking part in theexercise for the first time.
Polling will start at 8:00am and will run till 6:00pm.