{"id":383248,"date":"2024-01-26T23:52:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=383248"},"modified":"2024-01-26T23:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:52:59","slug":"ecp-decides-to-make-sms-service-8300-free-of-charge-from-monday-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ecp-decides-to-make-sms-service-8300-free-of-charge-from-monday-next\/","title":{"rendered":"ECP decides to make SMS service 8300 free of charge from Monday next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>announcement<br \/>\n ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nElection Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to make SMS service 8300 free of charge from Monday next.<br \/>\nThe announcement was made by ECP\u2019s Spokesperson, Syed Nadeem Hyder, Additional Director General Nighat Sadique, and the Project Director of Project Management Unit whilst participating in Suno FM network\u2019s talk show \u2018Forum\u2019 this morning.<br \/>\nThey said the voters can check details of their constituencies and polling stations by sending the number of their computerized identity cards to 8300.<br \/>\nThe ECP officials said the voters are required to bring their Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) to the polling station for voting. A vote can be cast even if the CNIC is expired or using the token issued for the issuance of a new CNIC.<br \/>\nThe ECP officials said a mechanism is in place using the technology to ensure fairness and transparency of the electoral process.<br \/>\nAdditional Director General ECP Nighat Sadique said a large number of international observers have also been invited to monitor the elections.<br \/>\nECP\u2019s Spokesperson, Syed Nadeem Hyder, stated that under the Election Act, a time limit has been set for the completion of election results. He mentioned that presiding officers are obligated to send the election results to the Election Commission by 2 am. In the event of any delay, the returning officer will inquire about the cause of the delay from the presiding officer and submit it to the Election Commission. 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