Islamabad, No voter will be allowed to take mobile phone or any other recording devices inside a polling station. The purpose is to ensure secrecy of the ballot paper, and the voting process. Cast your vote and make yourself count as a responsible citizen of Pakistan.
As millions of Pakistanis will exercise their right to vote in the general elections scheduled for February 8, more than 500,000 people with disabilities, 3,000 transpersons, and 4.1 million members of minority communities will also participate in the elections to cast their votes.Among the eligible voters with special needs in Sindh, the majority face physical challenges, with 7,000 being visually impaired, as per details shared by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Among the registered voters, there are 2,255,706 male and 1,942,423 female from diverse religious backgrounds.There are 2,363,845 minority voters in Sindh, 1,686,000 in Punjab, 53,288 in Balochistan, 47,725 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and 47,256 in Islamabad. Moreover, 3,084 members of the transgender community will exercise their right to vote across the country, with 549 in Sindh, 2,260 in Punjab, 162 in K-P, 101 in Balochistan, and 12 in Islamabad. The data further shows that there are more than 520,000 special voters nationwide, including over 344,000 men, who will participate in the voting process on February 8 at different polling stations. Among the eligible voters with special abilities across the country, approximately 35,000 are visually impaired.