ECP starts preparations to hold elections on 48 Senate seats.

ISLAMABAD -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started preparations to hold Senate elections on 48 seats.

According to media report, the preparations will be concluded in three phases as the schedule of Senate polls is likely to be unveiled in the second week of February, sources said.

The training sessions of the concerned officers have been initiated by the ECP, whereas, the training of polling staff will be completed in two phases. The three-day training of first batch will start from next week on Saturday, Sunday and Monday which will be conducted by master trainers of ECP.

The second batch of the polling staff will join the training session on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the next week regarding the election conduct. Senior officers of all four provinces will also get training.

Moreover, the election commission started work on the deputation of returning officers and polling staff for the upcoming Senate polls. The voting will be conducted on the basis of proportional representation and 'single transferable vote'.

However, it is...