Women throng polling stations in twin cities to bring ‘change’

According to several veteran voters, the turnout in their constituencies was higher compared to previous elections, with an elderly voter terming the response of the youth and the senior citizens ‘commendable’ for their active participation in the polls.

It may be noted that in 2018 polls, the women’s turnout was 47 per cent compared to 56pc of their male counterparts.

There were some administrative problems, however. For instance, reportedly there were no arrangements by the Election Commission of Pakistan to facilitate elderly citizens and some voters had faced problems reaching their designated polling stations, besides sluggish polling pace.