FC to be deployed for Balochistan polls security

Divisional Review Committee takes decision at its first meeting

QUETTA:

Frontier Corps (FC) would be deployed at all polling stations for maintaining law and order during local government (LG) polls in Balochistan.

A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of Divisional Review Committee chaired by Commissioner Quetta Division Sohailur Rehman Baloch and IGFC Major General Muhammad Yousuf Majoka jointly. The meeting reviewed the preparations of LG elections to be held on May 29 (today).

Several important decisions were taken for security of the LG polls at the meeting.

The meeting was attended by senior officials of district administration and law enforcement agencies, including representatives of various political parties.

It may be noted here that polls are being held in 32 districts of the province excluding Quetta and Lasbella districts.

In the meeting, IG FC North Muhammad Yousuf Majoka said that FC would be deployed at all polling stations for maintaining law and order.

Talking on the occasion commissioner Quetta said that peaceful and transparent conduct of upcoming LG elections would be ensured at all costs.

Additional security personnel will be deployed at all the sensitive polling stations in order to avoid any untoward situation, he said.

During the meeting, all the political parties agreed to cooperate with the administration for the peaceful conduct of the elections. Important matters relating to election process were also reviewed in depth.

The commissioner said that in the next meeting of the committee, district level committees would present their suggestions regarding education, health, drinking water and others to the divisional committee.

All tribal elders, political figures and especially parents should provide guidance in getting education for their children, he said, adding that they were committed to turn the province into an educated Balochistan and all their efforts were focused on the functioning and improvement of educational institutions.

He said that all institutions should cooperate with each other to ensure durable peace in the areas.

The commissioner maintained that political parties at all levels have a role to play in LG elections, therefore, their implementation of ECP code of conduct was imperative, saying that their cooperation is essential for the solution of problems in other areas including public issues, education and health.

He said that politicians should forget their differences and widen the avenues of development in the province, adding that that all such goals can be achieved only through community mobilization for the establishment of an educated and healthy and peaceful society.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 29^th, 2022.