{"id":54116,"date":"2024-01-30T07:14:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T07:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ecp-declares-90-polling-stations-sensitive-in-lahore\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T07:14:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T07:14:58","slug":"ecp-declares-90-polling-stations-sensitive-in-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ecp-declares-90-polling-stations-sensitive-in-lahore\/","title":{"rendered":"ECP declares 90% polling stations \u2018sensitive\u2019 in Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared 90 per cent polling stations of Lahore \u2018sensitive\u2019 ahead of general elections 2024, ARY News reported, quoting sources familiar with the development.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sources said as many as 4,403 polling stations will be established in Lahore for 44 constituencies of the National Assembly and the provincial assembly.<\/p>\n

3,540 polling stations have been declared \u2018sensitive\u2019 while 813 polling have been declared \u2018highly sensitive\u2019 out of 4,403.<\/p>\n

Pakistan Army and policemen will be deployed outside the \u2018sensiteive\u2019 polling stations in Lahore, the sources said and added CCTV cameras will also be installed at all polling stations.<\/p>\n

Separately, \u201cIn Sindh 6,545 polling stations have been declared \u2018sensitive\u2019 and 6,524 stations as \u2018most sensitive\u2019\u201d. Sindh\u2019s 5,937 polling stations have been declared normal.<\/p>\n

Read more: Election 2024: CCTV to be installed at \u2018highly sensitive\u2019 polling stations<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 6,166 polling stations have been declared \u2018sensitive\u2019 and 4,143 polling stations as \u2018most sensitive\u2019\u201d. While KP\u2019s 5,388 polling stations have been declared normal, sources said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Balochistan total 961 polling stations have been declared normal, while 2,337 as \u2018sensitive and 1,730 polling stations as \u2018most sensitive\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n

The ECP\u2019s election plan delineates the distribution of polling stations across all four provinces and the federal capital. The polling stations have been categorized as normal, sensitive, and highly sensitive based on the security situation and the history of electoral violence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n