MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on Sunday said 57 percent residents of northern Balkh province were interested the April 5 elections and the remaining 44 called the vote as symbolic, citing a survey.
The survey interviewed 301 individuals, 48 percent of them women, during a month’s period, the IHRC regional office head said.
Syed Mohammad Sami told a meeting that those interviewed included civil society activists, government officials, university lecturers, students and common people.