‘Hopeful that RTS won’t fail again,’ says Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Mustafa Kamal expressed hopes after casting his vote in NA-243 for by-polls, saying “I hope this time Election Commission will not hold any emergency press conference” to notify people of Result Transmission System (RTS) failure again.

While speaking to media on Sunday morning, former mayor Karachi said, he is hopeful that RTS will not develop a fault again and the by-elections will be conducted with transparency.

He encouraged people to come out to cast their ballots and shared “if public give us a chance then instead of asking for ministry, our MNA will highlight the problems to the government.”

The situation in Karachi is worst, a PSP candidate will keep the government aware regarding the crisis of the metropolis, Kamal ensured.

FOR LIVE BY-ELECTION UPDATES: Countrywide by-elections begin in 35 NA, PA constituencies

The polling for by-election on 35 constituencies of National and provincial assemblies is underway countrywide amid strict security.

The by-polls are being conducted on 11 National and 24 provincial assembly seats including 11 from Punjab Assembly, nine from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two each from Sindh and Balochistan. More than five million registered voters, around 2.3 million women and over 2.7 million men, are going to exercise their right to vote. Overseas Pakistanis will vote for the first time in the by-polls through iVoting.

The polling will continue until 5pm without any break.

A total of 374 candidates are contesting the by-elections.

Over 7,400 polling stations have been set up for the by polls. Of these, 1727 have been categorized as highly sensitive.