MUZAFFARABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal has directed the chief secretary to take up the matter with the federal government to deploy the Pakistan Army and the paramilitary rangers in Azad Jammu Kashmir for peaceful general election.
The army and the paramilitary force will provide security in polling stations of all 41 constituencies during general election 2016 in the state. In a press release, Election Commission spokesperson said that all necessary measures would be taken including deployment of army and rangers on all polling stations for the peaceful polling process on July 21.
Justice Mughal directed the chief secretary in writing to make all administrative arrangements including the deployment of the army and the rangers at the polling stations during the election, the spokesperson said.
