ECP announces verdict on requests of polling time extension
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LAHORE - Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday turned down the requests of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rashid to extend the polling time by one hour. ------------------------------
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A letter written to ECP by PML-N leader Mushahid Hussain maintained that long queues have been witnessed outside polling station while the voting process is quite slow.
"The PML-N is making this demand under Section 70 of the Elections Act 2017, which authorises ECP to ‘extend polling hours already fixed’," read the letter. ------------------------------
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Citing "large-scale nationwide complaints", the letter added that only "3-4 people" are being allowed to enter the polling station at one time, slowing down the process. "This is not only causing inconvenience to voters [...] but may also end up depriving people from their right of vote."
People will be able to cast their votes until 6pm, as per the deadline announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
