ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will form government in Gilgit-Baltistan after today’s election.
The minister said that after historic federal packages for Karachi and South Balochistan, now work will start on the package for Gilgit-Baltistan.
After winning elections will begin work for the region on an emergency basis, Asad Umar Tweeted.
کراچی اور جنوبی بلوچستان کے تاریخی وفاقی ترقیاتی پروگراموں کے بعد اب انشاءاللہ گلگت بلتستان کے لئے تاریخ ساز ترقیاتی پروگرام پر کام ہو گا. آج کے الیکشن کے بعد انشاءاللہ تحریک انصاف کی منتخب گلگت بلتستان حکومت کے ساتھ مل کر علاقے کے لئے ہنگامی بنیادوں پر کام کریں گے #بلے_پہ_ٹھپہ
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 15, 2020
Voting for the general elections of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Sunday is underway amid tight security. The polling started at 8 am and will continue until 5 pm without any break. 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.
