Deadline for postal ballot paper applications to end tomorrow

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that tomorrow (Monday) is the deadline for submitting postal ballot paper applications.

The Election Commission started the process of providing postal ballot papers to eligible individuals for the general elections for both national and provincial assemblies.

The eligible voters must download a postal ballot application from the electoral authority's website. 

Upon receiving the postal ballot, voters should then send their votes to the relevant District Returning Officer within the specified time. The individuals receiving postal ballots will not have the privilege to cast their votes in person at the polling stations.

Earlier, the process of issuing notices and fines against candidates involved in the violation of code of conduct is underway by Election Commission's monitoring teams.

In this regard, active monitoring teams of the Commission took action against the candidates in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the violation of the code of conduct.

Similarly, monitoring teams of the Election Commission are also active in Punjab.

In Nankana Sahib, a warning was issued to election candidates for displaying Panaflex and billboards. Panaflex and other promotional materials have been removed from Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Sargodha and Bhakkar.

Panaflex hoardings have also been put up in Chiniot, Faisalabad, Nankana, Kasur, Lahore and Multan. Provincial Election Commissioner Punjab has issued strict instructions to District Monitoring Officers in this regard.