A three-day conference of the Election Management Bodies of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Member States began here in Islamabad on Thursday.
The conference is being hosted by Election Commission of Pakistan in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme.
The objectives of the conference are to promote contacts among the
election managers of SAARC member states, share experience and
cooperate with each other for ensuring free, fair and credible
elections.
Addressing the inaugural session, Chief Election Commissioner of
Pakistan Justice (Retired) Hamid Ali Mirza said that in spite of
numerous hardships the democracy has eventually emerged as victorious
in our countries He said the electoral democracy is deeply rooted in
the psyche of our people.
He said the people living in this part of the world have many
commonalities to share in the shape of civilization, history and
cultural values.
The Chief Election Commissioner said a number of step have been
taken to set the Election Commission of Pakistan on modern lines. He
said, in this regard, the preparation of computerized electoral roll is
underway with the collaboration of NADRA.
Delegates from SAARC member states are participating in the conference. SANA
Delegates from SAARC member states are participating in the conference. SANA
