PESHAWAR
Joint Provincial Election Commissioner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Aziz Bahadar has said that they are making efforts to ensure the participation of all deprived sections of the society including women in the general elections.
He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Women Commission here on Monday. Nasreen Khattak was leading the delegation consisting of the Director (Programme) Women Commission Miss Amna Durrani and others.
Deputy Director (Media Coordination) Sohail Ahmed and Assistant Director (Social Inclusion) Syed Ahmed Naqvi were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Aziz Bahadur highlighted the role of observers in holding of transparent elections and added that registered organizations can apply for Accreditation Cards as per prevailing procedure.
He briefed the delegation about the relevant constitutional, legal framework and steps taken by the Election Commission for comprehensive and reliable elections, including the election laws regarding the minorities and marginalized classes of the society and the measures for them. He said that gender desks are being established in the Election Commission Secretariat in Islamabad and the office of Provincial Election Commissioner Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Similarly, the monitoring and control room is also functional, which monitors any complaint and sends it to the office of the concerned District Monitoring Officer for timely action.
The delegation of the Women Commission apprised the Joint Provincial Election Commissioner about the problems related to the low turnout of women voters and their electoral process related steps and asked questions regarding measures taken by the Election Commission and also presented their suggestions in this regard.
Nasreen Khattak told that with the assistance of the Election Commission they will monitor pre-poll arrangements in specified districts.
