Summary Residents of cantonments can verify their details by texting on 8300
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) -- Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced 25th April as voting day for local body elections.
ECP announced on Friday that it would be publishing the details of Election schedule soon, adding that lists have been displayed on cantonment boards all over the country for the coming week.
A spokesperson from Rawalpindi Cantonment board, however has refuted ECP’s claim, saying that no such list has been displayed till Friday night.
A service has been launched for the residents of cantonments by which they can verify their details by texting their identity card numbers to 8300.
The ECP has prepared a list of voters residing in the cantonments. According to the list compiled for residents who had attained the age of voting by March 2013, there are currently over 88000 people residing within cantonment limits all over Pakistan. 14000 people who have deceased till the given date have also had their names removed from the list.
