The ECP has given magisterial powers to army officers on election duty. What does that really mean?
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After sanctioning the heaviest-ever army deployment for an election in Pakistani history, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has doubled down on election security by issuing a notification giving first class magisterial powers to armed forces and civilian officials tasked with securing and conducting the election.
Officers of the armed forces and civil armed forces in charge of providing security to polling stations have been given sweeping powers to try and convict anyone who runs afoul of them.
