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All set to hold free, fair and transparent elections today

All set to hold free, fair and transparent elections today
July 24, 2018
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – All arrangements have been finalized for the free, fair and transparent elections across the country. The polling will continue from 8am to 6pm. On Tuesday, ballot papers and other election material was provided to presiding officers throughout the day. However, candidates continued their door-to-door campaign to seek votes. Over 12,570 candidates are in the run for 270 seats of National Assembly and 570 seats of four provincial assemblies. According to the electoral rolls, 105.96 million voters will cast their vote. In all, 85,307 polling stations have been set up across the country. As many as 450,000 policemen and three hundred thousand army troops will be deployed on the polling day. There is a public holiday on Wednesday.