General elections are to be held in Pakistan on 8 February. In this election, the people of Pakistan will choose the next Prime Minister of their country. Let us tell you that the process of general elections in Pakistan is almost the same as in India. Today we will tell you how elections are held in Pakistan without EVM machines and how Pakistani citizens cast their votes.
vote through ballot paper
EVM machines are not used in Pakistan elections. There voting is done through ballot paper. According to the information, 26 crore ballot papers have been printed for the elections to be held on February 8. Whose total weight is about 2100 tons.
How is voting done?
In Pakistan, at the time of voting through ballot paper, a government official is present at every polling booth. After the voting is over, the officers deployed at all the polling booths count the ballot papers by hand with the help of other employees. After which the result is announced.
Major parties of Pakistan
After understanding the electoral process of Pakistan, now let us know which parties are contesting elections in Pakistan. Actually, there are many parties which have fielded their candidates in the elections. But there are only three major parties in Pakistan. These include former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif’s party Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz, former PM Imran Khan The parties are Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Bilawal Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Pakistan is an Islamic country
Pakistan is not a secular country like India. That is an Islamic country. This is the reason why in Pakistan only a Muslim always becomes the Prime Minister. No Hindu can ever become Prime Minister there. Whereas India is a secular country, here a person of any religion can win elections and hold any post.
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