Whenever Elections are happening, there is always tension at the Polling station and to counter any mishap military will perform only “Quick Reaction Force” duties in case of any law and order situation that takes place during Punjab’s by-elections.
“The Army troops carried out reconnaissance of the most sensitive locations in respective areas as 3rd tier responders to any law and order situation in line with directions of Election Commission of Pakistan during Punjab by-elections,” an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has warned PTI Chairman Imran Khan against disrupting the peaceful proceedings of tomorrow’s by-elections by inciting riots or violence. “The law will take its due course if anyone tries to sabotage the writ of the state by indulging in unlawful activities,” the minister said in a tweet.
The fate of Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz will be decided by these elections held in 20 contested provincial constituencies.
The seats fell vacant after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) “de-seated” 25 PTI dissident lawmakers on May 23 — which included five lawmakers elected on reserved seats for women and minorities — for voting against PML-N’s Hamza Shehbaz in the Punjab chief minister’s election.
