ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday said that polling for the 16 tribal districts seats of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will be held under the supervision of the military.
The polling on 16 provincial legislature seats in the region will be held on July 20.
The ECP had earlier announced to hold elections in the tribal districts of erstwhile FATA [Federally Administered Tribal Areas] on July 2.
The polling date for the election later changed on the request of the provincial government.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government sought a delay in the conduct of polls, citing law and order situation in the newly-merged tribal districts.
A meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (r) Sardar Raza Khan considered the government request and deferred the polling day to July 20.
The ECP had earlier enforced a ban over transfers and postings in government departments in the region.
The election commission had in April notified the district returning officers (DROs), returning officers (ROs) and assistant returning officers (AROs) for general elections in the tribal districts.
The provincial election commissioner was appointed as returning officer for the five reserved seats from the region, including four for women and one for non-Muslims.
Over 2.5 million voters will exercise universal suffrage to elect their representatives for the provincial legislature. There are at least 1.03 million registered women voters in the seven merged districts of the former tribal region.
