Security put on high alert ahead of NA-75 Daska re-polling

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 06 Jan 2023

DASKA: Re-polling for the by-election in the National Assembly constituency NA-75 Daska to take place tomorrow (Saturday).

A close contest is being expected between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Ali Asjad Malhi and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Nosheen Iftikhar in the by-election.

Meanwhile, security has been put on high alert at the 47 highly sensitive polling stations of the NA-75 Daska. The police have taken the control of the 47 polling stations, which have been declared highly sensitive by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Furthermore, the Rangers personnel would be deployed inside and outside the highly sensitive polling stations, tomorrow, the ECP said.

The ECP in its directions to the presiding officers has asked the presiding officers to send a picture of Form-45 while announcing the results to the ECP and the returning officer. The picture must be taken in the presence of the polling agent of the political parties.

“Location of the smartphone should be kept on while taking the picture.”