Rawalpindi: Almost 50,000 local and independent observers will monitor the polls across the country, an Election Commission official said on Monday, in order to ensure free and fair elections in the country.
According to District Election Commissioner (DEC) Zahid Subhani, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will issue accreditation cards to these observers selected from different parts of the country.
A call centre will also be set up where the observers can contact and report any violation of election rules and regulations, he added.
Subhani was speaking at a consultative dialogue organised by the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) in connection with the forthcoming general elections.
The DEC said close circuit television (CCTV) cameras will also be installed at sensitive polling stations to avoid any untoward incident.
The commissioner said that the voters’ list has been updated, while the ECP teams are visiting door to door to include name of each and every eligible person in the final list. He added that “the team will continue to register missing eligible voters name in the list till the announcement of the election date.”
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