Re-election ahead: 31 polling stations in PK-68 declared ‘highly sensitive’

PESHAWAR:

A total of 31 polling stations have been declared “highly sensitive” out of 108 polling stations to be set up for upcoming re-election in PK-68 constituency in DI Khan.

According to a press release issued by the provincial office of the Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday, polling will be conducted in the constituency on September 8 from 8am to 5pm.

A total of 127,617 voters are registered in the constituency and all arrangements for re-polling have been finalised, stated the press release.

“The training of election staff has been completed and they have been directed to remain neutral on polling day to keep the election transparent,” it added.

PK-68 fell vacant on December 12, 2013 when election tribunal judge Yahya Zahid Gilani disqualified independent candidate Javed Akbar Khan for submitting a fake degree and ordered a re-election.

Akbar had won the seat in the general elections of 2013 by obtaining 41,349 votes.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2014.