National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has prepared a software to facilitate overseas Pakistanis to vote in the next general elections. According to Nadra spokesman, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be briefed in this regard on March 31, where Chairman Nadra will conduct the briefing.
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The NADRA spokesman said overseas Pakistanis will be able to vote from home in the next general elections. However, the final decision on taking this initiative forward lies with ECP.
Procedure:
- The online voting system will be prepared to facilitate 8 million overseas Pakistanis.
- First the overseas Pakistanis would be registered with NADRA and then their biometric impression would be recorded.
- The expatriates would then be issued a secret code, after which, they would be able to cast their votes through their registered mobile number using the given code.
Source: Samaa News
