ISLAMABAD, June 21: The polling for the election at 16 tribal districts seats of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will be held under supervision of the Army.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to entrust security arrangements for the polling to the military.
Army officials will monitor the polling process in the former tribal region. The polling on 16 provincial legislature seats in the region will be held on July 20.
The election commission had earlier announced to hold elections in the tribal districts of former Fata region on July 02. The polling date for the election later changed on the request of the provincial government. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government sought delay in the conduct of polls, citing law and order situation in the newly-merged tribal districts. – DNA
