ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the delimitation schedules for Quetta and Kharian cantonment boards following their reclassification by the federal government.
The federal government has upgraded Quetta Cantonment Board from Class-II to Class-I and Kharian Cantonment Board in Punjab from Class-III to Class-II.
Under the new arrangements, Quetta will have 10 wards, while Kharian will have five wards.
According to three notifications issued on October 29, the delimitation process will begin in November 2026 and continue until January 2027.
Administrative arrangements, including the collection of maps and training of committees and relevant officials, will be completed from November 2 to 4. The delimitation committees will prepare initial ward lists from November 5 to 19. These lists will be published on November 20 to invite objections.
People will be able to submit their objections to the delimitation authorities from November 21 to December 20. The authorities will decide on the objections by January 5, 2027, and inform the committees of their decisions by January 8. The final lists of wards will be published on January 13.
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The ECP has appointed the Gujrat District Election Commissioner as the convener of the Kharian delimitation committee. The Kharian Cantonment Executive Officer and Gujrat Assistant Election Commissioner will serve as its members.
For Quetta, the Quetta East District Election Commissioner will lead the delimitation committee, the Quetta Additional Cantonment Executive Officer and Quetta East Assistant Election Commissioner will be its members.
The Regional Election Commissioners of Gujranwala and Quetta have been appointed as delimitation authorities for Kharian and Quetta, respectively. They will hear and decide objections.
The ECP has also directed that officials appointed for the delimitation process must not be transferred without its prior approval.
ECP to Register 174,845 Women Voters in Two Districts
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will launch a pilot project in Kasur district of Punjab and Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh from December 2026 to February 2027 to register 174,845 women as voters.
The project aims to reduce the gender gap in voter registration by improving women’s access to Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) and voter registration services.
According to the ECP, the initiative will identify eligible women who do not have CNICs or are not registered as voters. The Commission will encourage them to complete the required process and provide registration facilities through door-to-door visits and mobile services.
Under the project, the ECP plans to register 115,689 women in Kasur and 59,156 women in Qambar Shahdadkot.
The project will initially focus on areas where the difference between male and female voter registration is higher, based on available data.
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The ECP will collect the required information in November 2026, while the registration process will take place from December 2026 to February 2027.
Local social workers and survey teams will visit homes to make lists of women who are eligible to vote. They will also guide women about getting CNICs and registering as voters.
The ECP will work with NADRA to send mobile registration vans to women’s homes to make the process easier.
Registration centres will also be set up in government buildings to help women get their CNICs and register as voters.
