Rangers DG, Sindh CS and IGP visit polling stations in Karachi
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Rangers DG, Sindh CS and IGP visit polling stations in Karachi
KARACHI (Web Desk) - The Rangrs Sindh director-general, the Sindh Chief Secretary and and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) paid visits to different polling stations in the provincial capital on Sunday and supervised security and law and order situation during polling.
Officials expressed satisfaction over general law and order situation.
Speaking to reporters, Sindh CS Sohail Rajput said the delivery of polling materials was completed at night and the polling process would be conducted on time today with some delay at a couple of places. He said no untoward incident took place anywhere.
The Sindh Rangers DG visited the control room set up at the DIG South Office to review the situation. He was briefed over the security arrangements. The Sindh Rangers has deployed 700 Quick Response Force (QRF) in different areas.
Earlier, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah reached the Central Police Office (CPO) and monitored the holding of elections through CCTV cameras. He expressed his satisfaction during the polling.
On the other hand, the Sindh police spokesman denied reports of tension at Sohrab Goth polling station. The spokesman said the news of a conflict between the candidates of rival political parties in Tando Ilah Yarbakhira Sharif was not true, while the news of tensions at Sohrab Goth Polling Station was not authentic as well.
Meanwhile, Election Commission Secretary Umar Hameed Khan also visited various polling stations in the city and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements of polling stations.
The polling for local bodies elections in Karachi started at 8am which will continue till 5 pm without any break.
