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APP<br \/>\nAddressing the meeting, Shamshad Khan said that voter education committees have been constituted at district level to discuss matters relating to electoral process.<br \/>\nHe also appreciated inputs and proposals of stakeholders and said that election commission is continuously working to increase participation of women and marginalized segments in election.<br \/>\nHe said that efforts are underway to eliminate gender discrimination in voting process aiming increase voter registration and strengthen democratic system.<br \/>\nEarlier, participants were briefed about importance of vote and registration of women voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR: Provincial Election Commissioner (EC) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shamshad Khan chairing a meeting of Gender and Disability Electoral Working Group stressed upon civil society to support efforts of election commission to increase turnout. 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