Soldiers stand on guard across NA-250. PHOTO: ATHAR KHAN/EXPRESS
The decision was taken after PM Khoso directions to Interior Minister Malik Habib for calling more security personnel for the city. In this regard, Malik talked to Corps Commander Karachi today.
"Everyone is on his toe in Karachi," he said. Maximum steps have been taken to provide security to voters in Balochistan as well, he added.
Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso is in constant touch with Federal and Provincial authorities and is personally keeping a close watch over the conduct of elections in the entire country. In this connection the Prime Minister contacted Chief Minister Punjab, Mr. Najam Sethi, Chief Minister Sindh Justice (R) Zahid Qurban Alvi, Chief Minister KPK, Justice (R) Tariq Pervez Khan, Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai, Federal Minister of Interior and Malik Habib Khan.
Prime Minister enquired from the Chief Ministers about the voter turnout and the law and order situation. The Chief Ministers apprised the Prime Minister that the voters of all age groups including women had turned up in big numbers and that law and order situation was generally under control. The Prime Minister also spoke to the Minister for Interior to enquire about the measures taken by the law enforcement agencies after reports of untoward incidents at some places in the country.
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Pakistan is a failed state from every point of view.
All tall claims made by the Security Agencies became bogus when bombs blasted, polling staff were subject to humiliation, people possessing guns were dictating terms to polling staff, election was rigged, bomb went on in a bus, and moreover the results started coming in before time.
Martial Law should be imposed immediately in Karachi and Elections should be re held in two weeks time.
Army proven to be useless, they can post 20000 additional result would be same. Everyone resisting change, but change is inevitable.
Where is the Army now? Our voices are being silenced and our right to choose being forcibly taken away from us. This is an utter disaster.
If my comment seems strange it is because a name of a certain party was removed by the moderators.