The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday finalized all necessary arrangements for holding free, fair, transparent and peaceful elections in tribal districts for Khyber Pakthunkhwa Assembly scheduled for July 20, 2019. The arrangements were finalized in a meeting presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner, Justice Sardar Raza Khan (Retd).
The meeting was attended besides others by the Additional Chief Secretary KP, Secretary Interior, Provincial Election Commissioner, representatives of security agencies and all districts returning officers. The meeting was told that army would be deployed inside and outside in most sensitive polling stations and outside of all other polling stations.
The provincial government has informed that section 144 has been withdrawn from all tribal districts on the orders of ECP. The Chief Election Commissioner has received complaints that political parties and candidates are facing difficulties in running election campaign due to imposition of section 144 by the provincial government in merged districts.
The Chief Election Commissioner has directed the provincial government not to release development funds in the concerned districts till holding of the elections. He further directed all district returning officers and returning officers to ensure implementation of code of conduct issued by ECP for election process and perform their duties with best of abilities and dedication.
The KP government has assured to make all out efforts for installation of CCTV cameras on all polling stations including most sensitive polling stations. The meeting was also informed about ECP's endeavours to bring maximum number of registered voters to polling stations to exercise their right of franchise under a free and secure environment especially by female voters. Women security personnel would be deployed on all female and combined polling stations to bring further improvement in security.
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