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PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb says her party will implement its manifesto in its true letter and spirit.
Talking to newsmen in Lahore today, she said PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will fulfill every promise with the people of the country.
She said if voted to power PML-N will establish a new city for overseas Pakistanis.
Source: Radio Pakistan
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, monitoring teams of Election Commission are actively operating against violations of electoral code of conduct.
According to Provincial Election Commissioner Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the District Monitoring Officers have so far imposed a total fine of more than three point two million rupees across the province.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Pakistan Army troops have left for election duty in various districts of Punjab.
The purpose of the deployment of the Army is to support the civil government during the general elections and ensure the transparency of the electoral process and the law and order situation.
Military personnel will be deployed outside the polling stations on the third tier for security so that any emergency situation can be dealt within a timely manner.
Police will provide first tier security while Civil Armed Forces will provide second tier security during polling.
Source: Radio Pakistan
The Central Development Working Party has recommended installation of telemetry equipment at 27 location on Indus Basin Irrigation System, costing 23.8 billion rupees.
The approval was granted at a meeting held in Islamabad today with Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr. Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan in the chair.
This will help eliminate mistrust, harmonize provincial relationships, and ensure compliance with the Water Apportionment Accord of 1991.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Director General IT, Election Commission of Pakistan, Muhammad Khizar Aziz, has appealed to voters to check their vote details through our designated messaging service to ensure a smooth polling process.
In an exclusive interview with Radio Pakistan’s News and Current Affairs Channel, he urged the public to obtain their vote details by sending their CNIC number to 8300 as soon as possible to avoid any potential burden on the system on Election Day.
The DG IT stated that two rupees will be charged for each message sent to 8300; therefore, having a general balance in the mobile account is a prerequisite for this service.
In response to a question, he explained that, as per our data security policy, we deliberately opted for mobile network services instead of social media and WhatsApp.
Regarding another supplementary question, he clarified that parties contacting voters through call services are utilizing their own data collection, and no one is allowed to access ECP’s data.
Muhammad Khizar Aziz highlighte
d that, to ensure result transparency, we have introduced an offline private data mode to address hacking challenges. For this purpose, we provided a specific app to our 92,000 presiding officers, responsible for uploading results through this offline system. The uploaded data will be counterchecked by the returning officers.
The DG IT ECP noted that out of 92,000 polling stations, 18,000 have been declared sensitive, with CCTV cameras in place. He mentioned that CCTV records can be presented in court if any misconduct occurs on Election Day.
Muhammad Khizar Aziz emphasized that our Election Monitoring and Control Centre is a fully digital hall connected to the entire world through different networks. He stated that this state-of-the-art EMCC is responsible for quickly resolving complaints registered in real-time through our digital system.
He expressed hope that, with strict implementation of our digital policy and support from national broadcasters, we will effectively combat fake news regarding election
results.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Pakistan Muslim League-N, Quaid Nawaz Sharif has expressed determination to bring economic stability in the country if voted to power.
Addressing the public gathering in Kasur, he said Pakistani youth have the ability to change the destiny of the country.
On the occasion, PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif promised for initiating development projects in Kasur if voted to power.
Chief Organizer PML-N Maryam Nawaz also addressed the public gathering.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Pakistan High Commission in Ottawa and its three Consulates in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal arranged a series of programmes including pictorial exhibitions, seminars and documentary screening to highlight the human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The High Commissioner of Pakistan Zaheer A Janjua inaugurated the photographic exhibition which was attended by a large number of Pakistani diaspora.
In a video message, the High Commissioner said the illegal steps of the 5th August 2019 have no legal or political impact on the disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir.
He called upon the international community to stop India of massive violations of human rights in Jammu and Kashmir, rescind the unilateral and illegal measures and implement the UN Resolutions for the resolution of the dispute.
Source: Radio Pakistan