17,000 Polling Stations Declared Sensitive By ECP In Sindh
17,000 Polling Stations Declared Sensitive By ECP In Sindh: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared 17000 polling stations sensitive across the Sindh.
According to ECP, the list of sensitive polling stations has been prepared and arrangements being made to deployed more contingent of security on the sensitive polling stations.
Talking to media Election Commissioner Sindh Muhammad Yousaf Khattak informed that 17000 polling stations of the province have been declared sensitive and security plan for those polling stations being made.
“We are ready for polling and all arrangements for the supply of election material have been made as more than two hundred thousand and 16 thousands staff will perform their duties on election day,” he said.
Commenting over election code of conduct, he said that monitoring officers have been appointed on district wise to implement the code of conduct and strict action would be taken if any candidate found violating it.
Poll preparations
Preparations of the upcoming elections are under way, with the ECP making arrangements to ensure smooth and transparent elections.
On June 26, the polling scheme for Lahore was finalised, which contained constituency-wise lists of polling stations, number of registered voters, and other relevant details. Similar schemes for other areas are yet to be announced.
The printing of ballot papers will commence from July 1 at printing presses in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi under the supervision of the army.
According to sources, 210 million ballot papers will be printed with more than Rs2 billion being spent on the exercise, making it the most expensive venture in the history of the country’s elections.
The ballot papers are said to carry a watermark, something which none of the previous papers had.
The distribution of ballot papers will also be conducted under the army’s supervision.
The ECP has also requested the Defence Ministry to deploy 350,000 army personnel to be posted inside and outside the polling stations. The troops will be deployed for a total of four days leading upto the election day.
ECP has also ordered provincial governments to provide security to all candidates and political leaders.
The commission, in a letter to all four provincial governments, has directed the respective chief secretaries to ensure security arrangements for the candidates and leaders of political parties, sources privy to the matter said.
The ECP has also asked the relevant authorities to install CCTV cameras in sensitive polling stations for monitoring.
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