Islamabad (Web Desk): President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday cast his vote and urged the citizens to use their right to vote saying that the country needed their opinion as never before.
The president, who reached the polling station along with his family members, awaited his turn in the queue and cast his vote.
Later, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote “The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has asked for your personal advice through your vote to elect representatives to the National & Provincial Assemblies.”
President Alvi said it was everyone’s Islamic, constitutional and civic responsibility to vote.
“We as a family reached our polling station, stood in line and have voted and urge all of you to come out and exercise your right. Pakistan needs your opinion as never before,” the president wrote.
Polling for general elections on National Assembly and four provincial assemblies’ seats is underway and it will continue till 5:00 pm without any break.
Over 128 registered voters will cast vote for the national and provincial assemblies.
The polling is being held for 265 seats of the National Assembly and 590 seats of provincial assemblies.
The voting is taking place on 51 seats of the Balochistan Assembly, 128 out of 130 seats of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly, 296 out of 297 seats of the Punjab Assembly and 130 seats of the Sindh Assembly.
Meanwhile, around 6,50,000 security personnel have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order for the smooth and fair electoral process. These include the personnel of police, civil armed forces and the armed forces, the Radio Pakistan reported.
Under a three-tiered system, the personnel of the armed forces will perform duties outside the polling stations.
