PESHAWAR, Aug 21: Arrangements have been completed for the second phase of the local body elections in 12 districts of the NWFP. Polling will be held in Hangu, Kohistan, Batgram, Lakki Marwat, Swat, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Shangla, Dir Upper, Dir Lower, Chitral and Malakand districts in the second phase.

About 3279 polling stations and 9463 polling booths have been set up for the second phase of the elections for 1,812,244 men voters and 1,527,011 women voters in the NWFP.

Hangu, Dir and Batgram districts had been declared sensitive.—Online

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