PESHAWAR: The by-elections to vacant seats of 65 villages and neighborhood councils in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be held on Sunday (today).
The by-elections in 65 villages and neighborhood will be held in 21 districts including Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Khyber, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, Laki Marwat, DI Khan, Tank, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar, Swat, Shangla, Malakand, Upper and Lower Dir and Bajaur.
According to the ECP, a total of 256 polling stations have been established for the by-election out which 159 polling stations have been declared extremely sensitive, while 84 as sensitive.
The polling will begin at 8:00am in the morning and will continue till 5 O’Clock in the evening without any break.
The senior police officials informed that elaborated security arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful conduct of the by-polls. They confirmed the deployment of security forces at polling stations to maintain law and order and guarantee a peaceful voting experience.
