Karachi: Army asked to supervise by-polls at PS-94

The Sindh government formally sent an application to the Defence Ministry seeking deployment of troops at PS-94 to maintain peace on the eve of by-polls, Dunya News reported on Thursday. Sindh governments Interior Department asked the ministry to deploy army men for three days to maintain law and order at the said constituency on a special request of Election Commission. The decision to the effect has been taken during a meeting of the Sindh interior ministry. Provincial Election Commissioner Sonu Khan Baloch said that members of both ANP and MQM are vying for the said seat and that was why army has been asked to deploy its men to maintain peace. The troops are likely to be deployed at 70 to 80 polling stations notified as sensitive.