Japanese Consulate’s Election Observation Mission monitors the General Election in Pakistan
On May 11th, the Consulate General of Japan at Karachi conducted the election observation to monitor the voting at some
polling stations in Karachi. Mr. Akira Ouchi, Consul General, along with 2 officials visited selected polling stations and
observed Pakistani people casting the ballots.
The Government of Japan decided to support the consolidation of democracy in Pakistan in response to the announcement by
the Election Commission of Pakistan that it would welcome international observers. The mission, headed by Mr. Nobuaki Tanaka,
former Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan, grouped in teams comprising outside experts, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan as well as the Consulate General of Japan at Karachi. In addition to Karachi, the observation
mission teams conducted monitoring in polling stations in Islamabad and various places of Punjab province including Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Japan hopes that the consolidation of democracy in Pakistan will be further promoted and the political process after the election will be
smoothly implemented.Japan is willing to continue to assist Pakistan in its efforts to strengthen the democracy
and hopes that Pakistan will
keep playing an important role for peace and stability of the region.
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