Punjab Health Minister Dr. Jamal Nasir was prevented from casting his vote without any identity card, Bol News reported on Thursday.
Caretaker Health Minister Dr. Jamal Nasir had come to vote at polling station No. 289 of NA-56 where the presiding officer stopped him from voting because he did not have an identity card.
On being stopped by the presiding officer, Dr. Jamal Nasir went back home to collect the identity card.
However, the presiding officer said that the polling cannot take place without any identity card, Dr. Jamal Nasir had shown a copy of the identity card on WhatsApp.
Earlier, PML-N leader Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has said on the suspension of mobile service on the day of the general elections that the suspension of mobile phones seems to be an abnormal situation.
The PML-N leader said that this is an election process, it is a normal day, it seems that there is an abnormal situation due to mobile phone shutdown.
He said that the arrangements for the election are good and they have voted peacefully, everyone has their polling agents, everyone knows what happened before the polling.
