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May 24, 2026
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Pakistan’s voter turnout decline: Why more women registered, but fewer cast ballots in 2024
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Women show their marked thumbs after casting their vote at a polling station during the country’s parliamentary elections in Karachi, Pakistan, in February 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Pakistan has made measurable progress in reducing the gender gap in voter registration. More women are now listed on electoral rolls than ever before. Yet this administrative success masks a troubling democratic reality: while the number of registered women voters increased significantly before the 2024 general elections, overall voter turnout declined from 52.1 per cent in 2018 to 47.6 per cent in 2024. The con…
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