ECP aims to close 49,000-voter gender gap in Qambar Shahdadkot

Nighat Siddique inaugurated the Election Commission drive in Qambar Shahdadkot, with free CNICs, NADRA vans and door-to-door outreach planned for eligible women.

The Election Commission of Pakistan opened a women's voter registration pilot in Qambar Shahdadkot, inaugurated by Director General Nighat Siddique.

About 49,000 fewer women than men are on the district rolls; she said 49,156 women will be helped to get CNICs and register.

NADRA is to offer free CNICs for women, with Friday slots, female staff for photos, mobile vans and government-building centres.

A wider ECP plan covers Kasur and Qambar Shahdadkot from December 2026 to February 2027, aiming to register 174,845 women overall.

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