{"id":58154,"date":"2024-02-09T17:54:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/voting-more-important-than-internet-access-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T17:54:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:54:07","slug":"voting-more-important-than-internet-access-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/voting-more-important-than-internet-access-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting \u2018more important\u2019 than internet access | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nISLAMABAD:
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Former Nigerian president Dr Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that elections and voting processes had historically functioned without internet dependency, as he visits various polling stations in Islamabad during the general elections.<\/p>\n

Leading a 25-member Commonwealth Observers Group, Dr Jonathan stated that the elections had been being conducted even before the availability of the internet access and stressed that casting votes was more important than the availability of internet connectivity.<\/p>\n

Various foreign observers, journalists, and stakeholders have been invited by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). During the voting, the Commonwealth Observers Group visited various polling stations in Islamabad, including those in constituency NA-47.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media, Dr Jonathan said that they were satisfied with the polling process. In response to a question, he said that the purpose of their visit was to monitor the electoral process.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another delegation of the Japanese Overseer group also visited a polling station in NA-48 Islamabad.<\/p>\n

The ECP had invited foreign observers and media personnel in a move that promised transparency and open access. The ECP\u2019s had instructed the presiding officers to refrain from barring the entry of media personnel and observers who bear the ECP\u2019s accreditation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis signifies a proactive effort by the ECP to foster an environment of openness during the electoral process,\u201d an ECP spokesperson said. \u201cWhether armed with cameras, notebooks, or a keen eye for detail, those possessing the ECP\u2019s accreditation are assured a seamless entry\u201d into the polling stations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Former Nigerian president Dr Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that elections and voting processes had historically functioned without internet dependency, as he visits various polling stations in Islamabad during the general elections. Leading a 25-member Commonwealth Observers Group, Dr Jonathan stated that the elections had been being conducted even before the availability of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/1395094-goodluckjonathan_bx-1493295272\/1395094-goodluckjonathan_bx-1493295272.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t