ECP completes printing of 260m ballot papers

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that it has completed the printing of 260 million ballot papers for all the 859 constituencies for the upcoming general election ahead on February 8.  

According to the details, the electoral body's spokesperson stated that the reprinting of some ballot papers of a few constituencies, as per the Supreme Court's orders, had also been completed on time.

He said that now the process of delivery of ballot papers is underway across the country. Therefore, 260 million ballot papers were printed for the 2024 general election and 2,170 tons of paper had been used for this purpose.

According to the spokesperson, during the process of printing, many challenges were faced at various stages, including court cases and a large number of candidates but in spite limited time and challenges the commission acheived its responsibility and completed the printing of ballot papers on time.