Soon after the announcement of the election schedule, the Provincial Election Commission (PEC) here on Wednesday started arrangements for smooth conduct of the general elections on January 8, 2008.
According to sources of the PEC, 32 District Returning Officers, 140 Returning Officers and 158 Assistant Returning Officers have been appointed for conducting elections in the NWFP and Fata.
The PEC has started issuing nomination papers to the intending candidates from Wednesday which will continue up till November 26. According to PEC sources, Provincial Election Commissioner Akhtar Hussain Sabir would be Returning Officer for election against seats reserved for women and minorities.