Next election will be inclusive for all segments of society
ISLAMABAD: Over 12 million women are missing from the electoral list for want of Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs), a senior official from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Wednesday. “We have been working with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to issue CNICs to women on a priority basis and ensure their participation in the next general elections,” ECP Additional Director General Nighat Siddique told participants of ‘Making an Inclusive Pakistan Elections Regime’, a event organised by the Special Talent Exchange Programme, in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission. Ms Siddique claimed that the next general elections would be inclusive for all segments of the society, including persons with disabilities (PWDs). ECP official says steps being taken to ensure people with disabilities can cast votes “A…