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ISLAMABAD: The federal interior ministry on Friday decided to deploy Pak Army and Rangers personnel and Frontier Constabulary during the upcoming by-elections in Punjab.
The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to review the security measures ahead of the Punjab by-elections. Rana Sanaullah has directed the provincial governments and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to ensure law and order during the by-elections in Sindh and Punjab.
During the meeting, the participants expressed satisfaction over the security arrangements in the constituencies for the by-elections. The meeting decided to deploy Army, Rangers and Frontier Constabulary during Punjab by-elections.
The participants reviewed the law and order situation during the July 17 by-elections and also reviewed the letter of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Raja Sultan regarding the deployment of forces in the sensitive constituencies.
Meanwhile, the meeting has imposed a ban on the display and possession of arms during by-elections in Punjab and Sindh. A special control room will be set up at the Interior Ministry on July 16 and 17.
The by-polls on the 20 Punjab Assembly seats, vacated after the PTI MPAs voted for Humza Shehbaz in the CM elections, will be conducted on July 17, 2022.