ECP spreads awareness among students about election process

Awareness campaign seeks to empower students to become responsible citizens

PESHAWAR:

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been conducting a special awareness campaign for students in various educational institutions throughout the country to create awareness about the electoral process and students can play their role as responsible and active citizens in all upcoming elections.

During the last nine months, special educational workshops were organized in different 308 educational institutions throughout the country.

Special lectures were given to the students by the ECP officers, said the Spokesman of Election Commission Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.

In the workshops, the students were informed about how to play their full role to increase voter registration and turnout, at the end a question and answer session was also held.

It should be noted that the awareness campaign in educational institutions was started in the year 2018 from K-P province. Under which students in 100 different educational institutions of Peshawar, including universities, colleges and girls higher secondary schools were briefed about the election process and vote registration and increasing turnout.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, September 22^nd, 2022.