ISALAMABADE: Th Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that the results of the polls would be announced on time. This was stated by the ECP’s spokesperson Haroon Shinwari on Thursday. He added that internet outages would not affect the electoral watchdog’s system in the country.
It may be noted that Pakistan witnessed a countrywide internet outage during the electoral process. Earlier in the day, the country’s Interior Ministry said services were suspended owing to the security situation.
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As polling concludes across the National Assembly’s 266 constituencies and four provicial assemblies, the process of vote counting has commenced, and results started pouring in.
With a total of over 128 million registered voters, comprising 69.2 million male and 59.3 million female, voters across Pakistan participated in casting their ballots for a record number of 17,816 candidates vying for both National and provincial assembly seats.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that unofficial and unverified results may only be disclosed post-6 pm, with strict adherence to the code of conduct mandated for all TV channels. Any violations will result in appropriate action being taken.
