Inclus­ion of all segmen­ts of people in its societ­y is a hallma­rk of a strong democr­atic countr­yInclusion of all segments of society is a hallmark of a strong democratic country. Plowing forward and building on that momentum, the Pakistan Alliance for Inclusive Elections and the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives is lobbying to incorporate differently-abled citizens into the voting process. Differently-abled persons deserve equal say in day-to-day matters. Notwithstanding the pedestrian democratic matters that all citizens deserve to be a part of, including differently-abled persons in the electoral process would gradually alleviate the plight of future generations of differently-abled persons. Statistics such as 95 per cent of Peshawar’s NA-4 polling stations being inaccessible to differently-abled persons underscore their paucity in the entire electoral process.

Source: The Express Tribune December 07, 2017 05:03 UTC