ROs to issue polls duty roster on 27th

Over 1,802 polling stations will be set up in Sialkot district for election on five seats of NA and 10 seats of PA


APP January 24, 2024
Federal parliamentary secretary, Rashid Shafiq, casts his vote in the Faiz Islam School polling centre. PHOTO: EXPRESS

SIALKOT:

District Returning Officer (DRO) and Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Zulqarnain has said all Returning Officers (ROs) will issue the duty roster of presiding officers and polling staff by January 27 as per the polling scheme and ensure availability of basic facilities at all polling schemes.

Over 1,802 polling stations will be set up in Sialkot district for election on five seats of National Assembly and 10 seats of Provincial Assembly in which 265 polling stations have been declared sensitive while 168 polling stations have been declared highly sensitive on which strict security arrangements will be made and close circuit cameras would also be installed.

The DRO directed the returning officers to follow the schedule and instructions issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan and perform their duties according to the Constitution.

The deputy commissioner directed the ROs to connect landline numbers with the Election Control Room in addition to mobile phones so that communication could be maintained uninterruptedly in any case.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 24th, 2024.

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