ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz has said that the group of incompetent politicians never prioritized the welfare of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
On a social media website Twitter, Faraz said that the people of GB will reject the incompetents imposed on them for a decade with the power of their vote.
“Today, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan are exercising their democratic right to vote for their bright future. Their passion shows that they are desirous of change,” he added.
آج گلگت بلتستان کے عوام اپنے روشن مستقبل کیلئے رائے دہی کاجمہوری حق استعمال کررہےہیں۔انکاجذبہ اس بات کی غمازی کرتا کہ وہ تبدیلی کےخواہاں ہیں۔گلگت بلتستان کےعوام اپنے ووٹ کی طاقت سے ایک دہائی سے ان پر مسلط نا اہل ٹولہ مسترد کر دیں گے،کیونکہ انکی ترجیح کبھی عوام کی بھلائی نہیں رہی۔
— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) November 15, 2020
Polling in Gilgit Baltistan has begun amid strict security steps. The voting began at 8 am and will continue till 5 pm. People are casting votes to decide which party will form government in the region after weeks of rigorous campaigns by the ruling PTI, the PML-N and the PPP as well as other political parties.
As many as 330 candidates including four women are contesting the general elections in 23 constituencies of GB Assembly.
Meanwhile, polling in constituency GBA-3 has been postponed due to the death of PTI Gilgit-Baltistan President retired Justice Jaffer Shah from coronavirus. The polling will now take place on November 22.
According to directives issued by the GB government, voters will be required to maintain a distance of six feet from each other. Meanwhile, 8,000 bags containing face covers, masks, gloves and sanitizers have been dispatched for staff at polling stations.
As many as 1, 26,997 fresh voters will poll their right to vote in general elections of Gilgit-Baltistan. About 1,160 polling stations and 847 polling booths have been established, of which 418 had been declared highly sensitive, 311 sensitive and 431 normal.
