Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review security arrangements, especially in Sindh, for the upcoming election.
According to reports, Kayani ordered full implementation of the security plan, while he also said helicopters would also be ready in case of any untoward incident.
Following the meeting, ISPR Director General Maj General Asif Salim Bajwa said around 124,000 security personnel would be deployed in Sindh for maintaining law and order on Election Day.
He said 10,000 army personnel would be deployed in Karachi for election security duties, while around 39,000 personnel of Pakistan Rangers and police would also be on duty.
The high-level meeting was held at Corps Headquarter Karachi, which was attended by Lietenant Gen Aijaz Chaudhry, the Karachi corps commander, Rangers director general and Sindh chief secretary.