Polling concludes peacefully in Rawalpindi District

Rawalpindi: Polling for the general elections 2024, to elect seven national assembly (NA), and fourteen provincial assembly (PA), candidates concluded in Rawalpindi district in a peaceful manner.

The polling started at 8:00 am which continued till 5:00 pm today (Thursday), without any break. The local administration had made foolproof arrangements for the security of all polling stations established for the district where the voters exercised their right to vote without any fear. The local administration had finalised all the arrangements in Rawalpindi division, Murree, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal districts, for smooth flow of general elections.

According to a police spokesperson, foolproof security had been put in place for free, fair and transparent elections. Rawalpindi Region Police had also made the arrangements by deploying more than 16,500 police and other law enforcement agencies personnel for security duties. As many as 5,490 polling stations were established in 13 constituencies of the NA and 26 constituencies of the PA across the region.

In terms of sensitivity, there were 694 polling stations in category A, 1,371 in category B and 3,425 in category C. According to the Regional Police Officer (RPO), Rawalpindi region, Syed Khurram Ali, some 2,519 CCTV cameras were installed across the region to monitor the situation from the central control room.

He said that control rooms were also set up in all districts while a central control room was set up in the regional office. The implementation of the code of conduct issued by the ECP was ensured at all places, Syed Khalid Hamdani said.

A central control room was established in Sports Complex, Liaquat Bagh for monitoring the voting process for NA and PA seats. The focal persons of all the agencies concerned including district administration, Police, Pakistan Army, Rescue 1122 were present in the control room to monitor the situation.