All Set For Voting In First Phase Of LB Polls In Sindh Today.

KARACHI -- Complete security arrangements have been made while the distribution of polling material is underway as voting in the first phase of local bodies' (LB) elections in Sindh will be held today.

After setting up of control room at the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) office in Islamabad, a monitoring cell has also been established at the office of Sindh election commissioner in Karachi in order to ensure strict surveillance of the polling process. People will cast their votes in Sukkur, Shaheed Benazirabad, Larkana and Mirpurkhas divisions. As many as 149 candidates have already been elected unopposed on 1, 631 seats in Khairpur, Sukkur and Ghotki. Similarly, 255 candidates in Shaheed Benazirabad division, 437 in Larkana division and 160 in Mirpurkhas division have been elected unopposed.

Strict security measures have been put in place at 464 polling stations in Sukkur which the ECP has declared 'extremely...