Voting begins for Gilgit-Baltistan elections
- By Web Desk -
- Jun 08, 2015
According to details, election commission has formed 1143 polling stations for the elections. The voting process began at 8am and will end at 5pm without any delay.
More than 272 candidates from different parties including Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Majlis-e-Wahdat-ul-Muslimeen (MWM) are contesting the elections for 24 legislative seats.
Personnel of Pakistan Army and GB Scouts have been deployed in all districts of Gilgit-Baltistan for maintaining peace and security during elections.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the measure has been taken on the requisition of Election Commission and civil administration.
On Twitter, the hashtags #VoteForBat and #TeerChalayGa is trending at the moment:-
OMG yar Noon leg kay Gullobhat nay PTI Mohammad Tariq Per shadeed Tashadoth keya Police bhi noonleg kay sath han #ARY #VoteForBat
— Juhi… (@JuhiMoin) June 8, 2015
#VoteForBat vote for insaaf bcz by this our country can make progress not with metro bus etc..
— Maheen naz (@naz_maheen) June 8, 2015
Khan sahb, clean bowled karenge aaj! #VoteForBat pic.twitter.com/0DjiTH9d31
— Shahzad Haider Khan (@Shahzad_Khan96) June 8, 2015
Punjab police is the real threat to humanity. They fearlessly shoot n kill as they will, n get away wid it #VoteForBat #ShameOnPindiPolice
— Mia M. (@smia2) June 8, 2015
Leadership is a combination of strategy & character but if u must be without one,be without strategy. #VoteForBat @RehamKhan1 @ImranKhanPTI
— Badtameez (@ShujaAli512) June 8, 2015
The right of self-government was given to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan by the PPP. #TeerChalayGa
— Jannisar-e-BilawalBZ (@majid_unar) June 8, 2015
In 1970 Northern areas council established by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto #TeerChalayGa @BakhtawarBZ @AseefaBZ pic.twitter.com/wXFcBbrlVx
— Fayaz Chachar (@ChacharFayaz) June 8, 2015
Jiyalas will protect Gilgit Baltistan from Talibans and Wild Animals #TeerChalayGa https://t.co/uIUrJwn03U
— BhuttoForEver (@toolpush1) June 8, 2015
Bhagat started the construction of the Gujrat-Phalia road, upgraded 72 schools and installed water filtration plants in 2008 #TeerChalayGa
— Emran Brohi (@ibrohi31) June 8, 2015
Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. #GBvotesPPP #TeerChalayGa ✌ pic.twitter.com/K7fHK34Dab
— Areeka Balouch (@areekabaloch) June 8, 2015