DC for strict implementation of code of conduct during polling

Report: NISAR ALI KHAN

On the recommendation of police and other law enforcement agencies, the district administration with consultation with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has categorized as many as 47 polling stations, out of 1017 to be set up in Attock district for the upcoming February 8 general elections, as sensitive. The official sources said that out of these 1017 polling stations, 24 have been placed in A-Category of “highly sensitive” whereas 47 have been declared “sensitive” and put in Category-B while 946 has declared as normal. Deputy commissioner Attock Rao Atif Raza while briefing the participants has informed that a control room has already been established to monitor the polling process besides other matters like security situation when the polling material will be transported to the polling stations. He said that there are two National Assembly and five provincial assembly seats in the Attock district. He informed that the election commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a voters list and polling plan for upcoming general elections under which 1015 polling stations would be established to facilitate as many as 1349040 voters. He added that in the national assembly constituency, NA-49 Attock-I, there are 334246 male and 306443 female voters while in national assembly constituency, NA-50 Attock-II, there are 363116 male and 345035 female voters.