Caretaker Sindh Home Minister Brigadier (retd) Haris Nawaz clarified the details of the formal approval for nationwide army deployment for poll security, emphasizing that no security personnel will enter polling booths.
Rangers personnel can be summoned if needed, and police contingents will be stationed outside, with lady health staff managing women’s booths.
Haris highlighted the Election Commission’s primary role, with administrations providing assistance, and urged fool-proof mechanisms to ensure trouble-free elections.
Security measures include a ban on arms display, deployment of 122,000 police officials, 1,984 Pakistan Army soldiers, and collaboration with various departments.
The government aims for transparent and impartial elections, providing solar systems for polling stations without electricity and installing cameras for monitoring.
The Election Commission issued a “Code of Conduct for Security Personnel,” emphasizing impartiality.
A high-level committee, led by Federal Minister Shahid Ashraf Tarar, was formed to oversee security for the February 8 polls amid concerns about law and order.
