NAPP demands voting age at 18 years

Published February 3, 2002

SHIKARPUR, Feb 2: The president of National Awami Party of Pakistan (NAPP), Sindh, Mohammad Ameen Khattak, has said that the country was passing through hard times due to war threat by India, but India should remember that every citizen of the country was ready to offer all kinds of sacrifices for defence and integrity of the country.

Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, he opposed the educational condition of graduation for the candidates to contest general elections and demanded withdrawal of educational condition and suggested to bring it implemented phase wise.

He also demanded of the government to reduce the age limit of voters to 18 years.

He demanded of the present rulers to restore the provincial autonomy in order to enable the people of all the provinces to avail their fundamental and democratic rights.

FIVE HELD: The CIA police, Shikarpur, arrested three suspects on the National Highway the other day.

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