ISLAMABAD (By Lala Hassan) The Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Babar Yaqoob here on Tuesday has said that they were receiving threats and facing a challenge of maintaining law and order during July 25 polls in the country.
Yaqoob while speaking to reporters here, said the voter turnout in 2018 election would be higher than the previous elections held in Pakistan.
He further said that there were still challenges relating to maintenance of law and order as they were receiving different kinds of threats, but in the whole Wednesday’s elections will be peaceful.
The ECP secretary told that the time for polling will start from 8am and last until 6pm, adding that results could not be announced before 7pm. if any violation found, action will be taken accordingly.
Yaqoob also told media that the computerised national identity cards (CNICs) found in Lahore were expired, however, the matter would be probed and facts brought forth.
Yaqoob further told newsmen that the election results would be compiled under the ECP’s result management system and urged returning officers (ROs) to post their respective using the ECP’s applications.
He admitted that there had been complaints that the ROs had confusion with regard to the system.
The ECP secretary, however, urged the ROs to make the system a success, saying that immediate posting of results through these apps would dispel any doubts.
