political parties and representatives of civil society to launch voter education campaign

Voter education drive advocated 
LAKKI MARWAT: Speakers at a seminar on voter education has called upon the office bearers of political parties and representatives of civil society to launch voter education campaign and persuade eligible people to get them registered as votes. 
Election Commission of Pakistan Lakki Marwat had arranged the seminar on the premises of its office in Lakki city on Friday. Speakers included Regional Election Commissioner Bannu Ahmad Nawaz, District Election Commissioner Noorza Ali Shah, Election Officer Abdul Rauf Khan, Fafen representative Izzat Khan, JUI-F District General Secretary Maulana Bashir Ahmad Haqqani and a local leader of Qaumi Watan Party Imranullah Marwat.
They said that democracy could be strengthened besides the objectives of good governance could be achieved with the power of vote.

\”The aim of the seminar is to provide information on who is eligible to vote and how and where can register and how people can check the voter list to ensure that they have been included in it as voters\”, they maintained.
They told that there was the need to educate people about the importance of vote besides making efforts for registering eligible females as voters.
They said that political parties, nongovernmental organizations, ulema, teachers and people from other segments of society should work for ensuring women participation in election.
They asked the civil society and other government organizations to realize responsibilities regarding voter education and inform people about their rights and usefulness of casting votes. On the occasion political workers and representatives of civil society urged the officials of Election Commission of Pakistan to start one window operation and send mobile teams to the union councils for registration of eligible voters. \”Voter education, rights and responsibilities of voters and the importance of vote in democratic system of government should be included in curriculum\”, they suggested.

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