Islamabad, May 10 (ANI): Votes of the non-Muslim sections in Pakistan are likely to play a decisive role in the final result of May 11 polls, according to National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) chairman, Tariq Malik. The Express Tribune quoted Malik, as saying that there are about 96 constituencies where the key to success lies in the hands of non-Muslim Pakistanis. He claims that with the increased vote bank of non-Muslim Pakistanis, no party can now ignore the effect that minority votes will have in a number of districts. Malik said, as of now, there are more than 1.3 million Hindus registered in the database. Christians, the second largest non-Muslim community in the country has over 1.2 million voters.
Ahmadis stand third with over 115 thousand registered voters followed by the Sikh community with more than five thousand, he added. Malik listed Umerkot, Tharparkar and Mirpurkhas, all three from Sindh, which stand out from the rest in terms of non-Muslim voter percentage. Malik said that he and his staff have been working hard to facilitate all members of the Pakistani population, regardless of their religion, caste and creed. The NADRA chief said that when compared, the representation of non-Muslim voters in the current electoral rolls to that of the previous ones come across a significant improvement which is a very promising sign not only for those institutions who made this possible but far more importantly for the country. (ANI)