HYDERABAD: Polling officials replaced

Published February 18, 2008

HYDERABAD, Feb 17: A presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer of a polling station in Kotri taluka were replaced on charges of breaking the seal of ballot papers.

The Pakistan People’s Party candidate for NA-231 Nawab Ghani Talpur said that he informed the DRO after his workers told him that a presiding officer of polling station-3 in Khuda Ki Basti in NA-231 constituency had broken the seal of ballots.

The assistant returning officer (ARO) rushed to the place and replaced the two officials, he said and demanded that all the staff of the polling station should be changed.

Opinion

Editorial

Token austerity
Updated 11 Mar, 2026

Token austerity

The ‘austerity’ measures are a ritualistic response to public anger rather than a sincere attempt to reform state spending.
Lebanon on fire
11 Mar, 2026

Lebanon on fire

WHILE the entire Gulf region has become an active warzone, repercussions of this conflict have spread to the...
Canine crisis
11 Mar, 2026

Canine crisis

KARACHI’S stray dog crisis requires urgent attention. Feral canines can cause serious and lasting physical and...
Iran’s new leader
Updated 10 Mar, 2026

Iran’s new leader

The position is the most powerful in Iran, bringing together clerical authority and political and ideological leadership.
National priorities
10 Mar, 2026

National priorities

EVEN as the country faces heightened risks of attacks from actual terrorists, an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi...
Silenced march
10 Mar, 2026

Silenced march

ON the eve of International Women’s Day, Islamabad Police detained dozens of Aurat March activists who had ...