Islamabad (September 04, 2018): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for presidential elections Arif Alvi on Tuesday has pledged to resolve the issues constitutionally after winning the polls.
Talking to media on his arrival at National Assembly, Alvi expressed hope to clinch the victory with majority. He also announced to work jointly for the country.
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I don’t want to become a silent president, he added.
To a question, he said presidential election is part of the process that would put Pakistan firmly on path of progress and prosperity.
He said PTI wants a Pakistan where every citizen has access to justice and civic facilities.
On the other hand, voting for presidential election started at 10am at NA, Senate and all the provincial assemblies and will continue till 4pm.
Apart from PTI’s Alvi, the PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan and Jamiat-e-Ulema (F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman are also in the race. The joint Opposition was to field a single candidate, however, no consensus had been reached on a joint Opposition nominee.
PPP presidential candidate Aitzaz Ahsan and PTI’s Arif Alvi have arrived at the Parliament House to cast their votes.
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Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court is presiding over the election in the Parliament and lawmakers have started casting their votes through secret ballot.
Ahsan and Fazl cannot cast votes for themselves as the PPP leader is not a member of the Senate, while the JUI-F chief is neither a MNA nor an MPA. Alvi is the only presidential candidate who can cast vote for himself.
Punjab Assembly
Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Justice Yawar Ali is presiding over the polling process while election commissioner Punjab, Zafar Iqbal Hussain, is performing duties as returning officer.
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PTI’s Abdul Aleem Khan was the first to cast his vote in the Punjab Assembly.
A total of 354 MPAs of Punjab Assembly can cast their votes, for whom two polling booths have been setup.
Sindh Assembly
In Sindh, 163 members of the provincial assembly out of 168 will cast their vote for presidential election.
Sindh High Court Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh is performing the duty of presiding officer.
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KP Assembly
Polling for the presidential election is also underway in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
A total of 112 MPAs will cast their votes in the presidential election.
PTI has 79 members in the KP assembly while the joint opposition has 27, PPP five and PML-Q has one.
Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth is supervising the election.
Balochistan Assembly
Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar is acting as presiding officer.
It is a must for lawmakers to bring their assembly cards, in order to cast their vote. Further, mobile phones are not allowed in the assemblies.
Pakistan’s President is elected indirectly through an electoral college, comprising the Senate, National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies – Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Every member of the National Assembly has one vote while the four provincial assemblies are assigned an equal weight with the smallest, the Balochistan Assembly, serving as the base.
The newly-elected president of Pakistan will take oath on September 9.
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