The appellant being a citizen of Pakistanis holding computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) / National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP), registration document issued to the eligible citizens of Pakistan living abroad. Likewise his brother and brother’s wife. All showing the same residential address on their identity cards but the centres allocated for casting of votes are different for all the three. In this backdrop the appellant has raised query for the reason as to why his vote is at a different location than his brother and brother’s wife, despite having the same address on their ID cards, whether it is automated or manual process and how long does it take for updating address on CNIC to reflect in the electoral rolls system and whether the process system is capable to identify and rectify such discrepancies in the system/process without relying on citizens to report. In this regard the appellant is looking for the information and record applying thereto i.e. complete audit trail of the movement of his vote in the system along with the documents that triggered the move if any and the details of operators/approvers in the system of the move. The appellant has demanded the said information invoking his rights under the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017 read with Article 19A of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973.
The Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan is directed to furnish the appellant all the requested information and record, forthwith, but in any case not later than seven days of the receipt of this order.