Arrangements for polls in tribal areas finalized

PESHAWAR: The arrangements for elections in the tribal areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa have been finalized, sources informed ARY News on Wednesday.

According to sources, the elections on 16 provincial assembly seats from the tribal areas are expected to take place is the last week of June.

The schedule for the training of polling staff has been prepared, sources added. From 19-26 April, 57 District Returning Officers, Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers will get training.

Form 23-30 April, 74 Master Trainers will be trained, followed by a phase-wise training of Presiding Officers, Assistant Presiding Officer and Polling Officer.

Last week, a spokesperson of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had said updated electoral lists containing more than 26 million voters were provided to all relevant districts.

The voters belong to PK-100 to PK-115 can send their CNIC on 8300 to know about the registration of their votes.

A voter should submit form No. 21 for the registration and transfer of polling station at the office of concerned District Election Commissioner or Registration Officer.

All the office details and form number 21 can also be obtained from the website of the Election Commission of Pakistan www.ecp.gov.pk.