Pakistan

ECP seeks Army, Rangers deployment for NA-249 by-election

  • The security personnel will be deployed at all the polling stations to avoid any untoward incident, said ECP.
  • The by-elections in the NA-249 Karachi constituency would be held on April 29.
Published March 19, 2021

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday sought the deployment of Pakistan Army and Rangers personnel inside and outside polling stations for by-election in NA-249, Karachi.

The security personnel will be deployed at all the polling stations to avoid any untoward incident, said ECP.

Earlier on March 11, the ECP had unveiled the schedule of by-elections in the constituency of Karachi which was vacated by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda after winning the Senate polls.

The by-elections in the NA-249 Karachi constituency would be held on April 29. According to the ECP spokesperson, the nomination papers would be accepted from March 13 to 17.

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