ATTOCK: After the district returning officer identified 301 polling stations in NA-55 and NA-56 as sensitive, law enforcement personnel will be deployed there.

Talking to Dawn, District Police Officer Asad Hassan Alvi said the district administration would deploy personnel of the law enforcement agencies to ensure safety of voters at all sensitive polling stations.

Deputy Commissioner Imran Qureshi said election staff had been trained properly so that elections are held peacefully without any rigging.

Published in Dawn, July 22nd, 2018

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