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Election moment: A woman casts her vote at the by-election in Faisalabad. Photo: Online
ISLAMABAD:
The gender gap on Pakistan’s electoral rolls has narrowed from 11.8% in 2018 to 7.1% in 2025, Minister Omer Hameed Khan said on Thursday.
Speaking at a project board meeting under the Pakistan Legislative, Electoral, Digital Governance and Empowerment (PLEDGE) initiative, Khan noted that women’s voter registration has surpassed that of men over the past five years, with registered women increasing by 27% compared to a 17% increase among men.
He said progress was being made through four-phase campaigns for women’s national identity cards and voter registration.
