ECP seeks Pakistan Army help for general elections

• Election Commission Secretary Umar Hameed has written letter.
• The deployment of Army and other LEA as static should be ensured.
• Currently Sindh needs 123,000 security personnel for elections duties.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) has sent a letter to the Ministry of Interior for the deployment of the Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces at the polling stations during the general elections.

Election Commission Secretary Umar Hameed has written a letter to Interior Secretary Aftab Akbar Durrani on the issue of static deployment of the Pakistan Army and other law enforcement agencies at the polling station in the general elections.

In the letter, it was said that the deployment of the Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces as a static and quick response force should be ensured, and confirmation should be given to the Election Commission in this regard before December 7.

It has been said in the letter that Islamabad currently needs 9,000 security personnel, there is a shortage of 4,500 personnel while 1,500 personnel of Frontier Constabulary, 1,500 personnel of Rangers, and 1,500 personnel of Azad Kashmir Police are required.

According to the letter, 277,610 personnel are needed in Punjab, 108,500 police personnel are available, there is a shortage of 169,110 personnel in Punjab, 14,977 are required in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakhtunkhwa has this currently there are 92,360  personnel, there is a shortage of 56,717  personnel.

It has been said in the letter that Sindh currently needs 123,000 security personnel, and 105,000 police personnel are available.  Sindh currently has a shortage of 33,462 personnel, while Balochistan currently requires 31,919 personnel, 18,150  personnel are available and 13,719 personnel are required.

591,106 personnel are required in the election, 328,510 personnel are available and currently, there is a shortage of 277,558 personnel in the country.

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It has been said in the letter that according to the decision of the Election Commission, the shortfall should be filled by the army and civil armed forces, and the army and civil armed forces should be requisitioned for static mode deployment at the polling station, this should be done in view of the critical situation of law and order in the country.