LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought deployment of Rangers on the polling day for the NA-133 by-election.
The by-election for Lahore’s NA-133 constituency is scheduled to take place on November 5.
The provincial election commission has formally submitted an application to the Punjab home department in this regard, said well-placed sources. The home department, however, did not responded to the election commission so far, the sources added.
The election commission will finalise the poling scheme by November 20. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will also be installed at the polling stations to monitor th polling process.
ECP announces date for by-polls in Lahore’s NA-133
Earlier on October 18, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had announced that by-elections in NA-133 would be held on December 5.
The seat fell vacant after the death of PML-N MNA Pervaiz Malik. The PML-N lawmaker died of heart complications on October 11.
According to a statement issued by the ECP, candidates could submit their nomination papers for the by-polls on the seat from October 21 to 25. The scrutiny of the nomination papers would be completed by October 30.
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