Army not available for poll duties, ECP told.

ISLAMABAD -- Since the country's politics is revolving around conducting polls in Punjab and KP provinces, the top electoral body was yesterday clearly conveyed that the army will not be available for the upcoming elections due to the prevalent security situation in the country and on the borders.

The Election Commission of Pakistan [ECP], in a meeting with concerned departments to finalize a future course of action regarding the polls, got a clear indication regarding conducting the elections.

The commission, in three back: to: back meetings, to discuss different perspectives of conducting elections was thoroughly briefed about the deployments of the army for population census, Ramazan and other border areas.

The third session of the meeting about the polls in Punjab and KP was chaired by CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja wherein DeAfence Secretary Lt Gen (R) Hamood Uz Zaman Khan and Additional Defence SecAretary Maj Gen Khurram Sarfaraz Khan briefed the body about the current situAation of the country.

The electoral watchdog was briefed about the country's worsening law and order situation over the past few months. The law and order situation with terrorAist groups executing attacks across the country was conveyed to the commission.

Defence Secretary Lt Gen (R) Hamood Uz Zaman Khan and Additional Defence Secretary Maj Gen Khurram Sarfaraz, in their briefing, shared the deployment of the army inside the country and borders. They said that the army attaches imporAtance to its basic duties, in which the seAcurity of the borders and the country is its first priority. The defence ministry ofAficials said that...

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