Re-polling at 43 polling stations in NA-250 constituency will be held on Sunday (today) following the approval of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Sources said that security strategy has been finalised to maintain law and order during the polling and as many as 3,500 personnel will perform their duties.
40 polling stations will be set up in south zone and other 5 in east zone. As many as 22 police personnel backed by eight to 10 rangers and six to eight army personnel will be deployed at each polling station, sources added.
As many as 2,300 police personnel along with Rangers and army will be deployed in south zone while 275 police personnel backed by 100 Rangers and army personnel will be deployed in east zone.
Quick response force of army and rangers will also be deployed to tackle untoward situation during the polls.
Separately, Balochistan’s polling staff has left for Karachi to supervise re-polling in NA-250.
The ECP has sent 110 employees of Balochistan to Karachi under security cordon.
Hub’s Assistant Commissioner Fawad Soomro is accompanying the staff. According to ECP sources, government employees belonging to Lasbela District of Balochistan will be deployed at polling stations in NA-250.
