ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) has completed an
important stage of preparation of accurate, error-free computerized
Electoral Rolls in collaboration with NADRA as 99 percent nationwide
verification process has successfully been completed.
According
to a press release, the ECP has completed Electoral Rolls process with
the ratio 100 percent in KP and Punjab provinces except Lahore city
where it will be completed in the coming two, three days.
It is
100 percent in 26 districts out of 30 districts of Balochistan, while in
the remaining four Districts that is Panjgor, Awaran, Mastung and
Washuk efforts are underway to cover it in coming two weeks.
Verification process has also almost been completed 100% in 15 districts
of Sindh Province, while the remaining 12 flood-affected districts will
be evaluated after two weeks.
In this regard, a meeting of the
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was held on Monday under the
chairmanship of Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan,
Justice (Retd) Hamid Ali Mirza and attended by Hon’ble Members ECP,
namely, Justice (Retd) Muhammad Roshan Essani, Justice (Retd) Riaz
Kayani, and Justice (Retd) Fazal-ur-Rehman. Chairman NADRA, Ali Arshad
Hakeem; Census Commissioner, Habibullah Khan were present in the
meeting. Ishtiak Ahmad Khan, Secretary ECP, Provincial Election
Commissioners and other senior officers of the ECP also attended the
meeting.
Ishtiak Ahmad Khan, Secretary ECP briefed the
Commission and informed that despite floods, adverse law and order
situation in some parts of the country; all efforts were made by the ECP
to complete the verification exercise of Computerized Electoral
Rolls-2011 by the target date that is 31st October 2011.
He
further said that the ECP has now almost completed the process and will
hand over the collected data to NADRA before 15th November 2011 for
scanning, data entry and printing purposes which will later be displayed
nationwide for 21 days at 50,000 display centres for inviting claims,
objections, and corrections.
Chairman NADRA briefed about the
process involved in preparation of Preliminary Electoral Rolls (PERs)
and assured that NADRA will complete the process of scanning, data entry
and printing etc within the stipulated time.
As regards to SMS
service to be provided to the voters for verification their individual
records, it was decided that the IT Wing will take necessary step for
lodging this service.
About fresh Delimitation of
Constituencies, the Commission observed that as per Constitution of
Pakistan, fresh delimitation is carried out after publication of
detailed survey report of population census by the Ministry of
Statistics. As no date for starting population census has finalized, the
ECP therefore decided to ask the concerned authorities to accelerate
the process of population census in the country.
It was also
decided by the Commission that Revising Authorities to receive claims,
objections regarding Electoral Rolls-2011 shall be senior government
servants.
The ECP also directed Chairman NADRA Mr. Ali Arshad
Hakeem to take all possible steps to ensure registration of all 18 years
citizens and overcome the problems being faced by the people in
obtaining CNICs. Chairman NADRA assured the ECP that all the complaints
have been noted down and he will personally look into the matters and
will issue directions to resolve the problems immediately. Online
