ISLAMABAD – Election Commission of Pakistan long awaited initiative foroverseas Pakistanis voting has turned out to be a big disappointment.
Only one percent overseas Pakistanis have registered themselves in 15 daysthrough i-voting, according to the details released by the ElectionCommission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday.
According to data released by the ECP, as many as 6,319 overseas Pakistanishave registered themselves as voters for internet voting for October 14by-elections, while so far 9,965 expatriate Pakistanis accessed theOverseas System through the internet and created their accounts.
The ECP further said that as many as 364 complaints have been receivedregarding the internet voting registration.
The ECP spokesperson said that the number of overseas Pakistanis inelectoral list of 37 constituencies is more than 5,20,000.
It is pertinent here to mention that the ECP had on Friday extended thedate for registration of overseas Pakistani voters from September 15 toSeptember 17.