The report states that 350 polling stations fall in Category A, the most ‘sensitive’, 1,564 in B, ‘very sensitive’ and 1,440 in C, just ‘sensitive’ category. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
As many as 3,354 polling stations in the district are ‘sensitive’ according to a report provided by intelligence agencies to District Returning Officer Nazir Ahmed Ganjana, The Express Tribune has learnt.
The report states that 350 polling stations fall in Category A, the most ‘sensitive’, 1,564 in B, ‘very sensitive’ and 1,440 in C, just ‘sensitive’ category.
Talking to The Express Tribune, DRO Ganjana said that a meeting to discuss the security situation would be held with police high ups and intelligence agencies in the coming week.
He said there were as many as 3,366 polling stations in the 13 constituencies.
The District Returning Officer has directed the returning officers to make sure that there is no more than 2km distance between two polling stations.
He also said no more than 2,500 voters should be allowed at any one polling station.
Constituency ‘Most Sensitive’ ‘Very Sensitive’ ‘Sensitive’
NA-118 29 95 135
NA-119 40 104 142
NA-120 39 38 103
NA-121 19 123 133
NA-122 21 151 118
NA-123 22 156 83
NA-124 38 131 93
NA-125 30 136 99
NA-126 30 154 83
NA-127 22 111 93
NA-128 24 137 127
NA-129 15 97 110
NA-130 26 91 121
Published in The Express Tribune, April 17th, 2013.
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