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NICOOP register with Embassy, that's ridiculous. They already have all of our records, why don't they use NADRA database for voting?
So you just need NICOP for now?
Overseas nationals are not being allowed to vote from abroad this time. They will have to travel to Pakistan, register and vote there, apparently.
apparently by news, the parliament may legislate any time and give voting rights to overseas Pakistanis.. the structure, procedure is yet to be known.
however, I think this require amendment in the constitution, so this will surely be accompanied with legalizing dual nationality for holding public office
Non-resident Pakistanis should be given right to vote: CJ
ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of a case pertaining to voter lists, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that non-resident Pakistanis should be given the right to vote, adding that, they sent significant remittances to the country, DawnNews reported.
The chief justice remarked that the court had been told that the procedure to enable non-resident Pakistanis to vote in the elections was encountering difficulties.
During the proceedings, senior lawyer Rashid A. Rizvi said that a significant portion of Karachi’s population had been denied the right to vote.
He further alleged that the affected voters had been drawn out of the city’s limits.
Upon which, the chief justice said that Rizvi should approach the election commission on the issue as the elections were approaching.
He remarked that if anyone had any complaint(s) pertaining to the electoral rolls, they should approach the concerned authorities for correction(s).
Subsequently, the case’s hearing was adjourned due to the absence of the counsels for the Jamaat-i-Islami and Imran Khan.
The hearing was adjourned to Nov 7.