ISLAMABAD, July 1 (TNS): As general elections approaching, the printing of ballot papers for General Election 2018 began on Sunday under the supervision of the army.
The ballot papers are being printed at three printing presses across the country.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had imported papers for the printing of ballot papers to ensure transparency.
According to sources, 210 million ballot papers will be printed with more than Rs2 billion being spent on the exercise, making it the most expensive venture in the history of the country’s elections.
The ballot papers are said to carry a watermark, something which none of the previous papers had.
The papers will also be printed in “round figures”, meaning if a polling station has 1,201 voters, 1,300 papers will be printed, the sources added.
