Army will be deployed for 5 days during election, notification issued
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notification for the deployment of army and civil armed forces in the elections.
According to the notification, the army will be deployed in the country under Article 245 of the Constitution, the army will be deployed outside sensitive polling stations as a quick response force.
The notification said that the army will be deployed from February 5 to February 10.
Reports saus that the army has been deployed to make the elections transparent and peaceful.
The notification further said that Civil Armed Forces have been posted in Printing Corporation of Pakistan and Pakistan Post Foundation as well. The deployment of Civil Armed Forces will be from January 12 to February 8.