Fawad Chaudhry lauds opposition's role in presidential election
The information minister said it is our duty to ensure safety and security of minorities.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that the victory of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Arif Alvi in presidential polls is democracy’s success.
Talking to media outside the parliament house in Islamabad, Fawad lauded role of opposition in presidential election and said that strong Economic Advisory Council was formed by PTI government.
The information minister said it is our duty to ensure safety and security of minorities.
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.
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.
