Authorities to ensure peaceful polls in Balochistan
6 May 2013 2:31 PM IST
Pakistani authorities are pulling out the stops to ensure peaceful polls in the restive province of Balochistan, which has at least two leaders of political parties arrayed against their brothers in insurgent groups that are opposed to the landmark general election.
Over 2,800 of the 3,794 polling stations in Balochistan have been classified as ‘very sensitive’ and more than 98,600 security personnel will be deployed for securing the 11 May general election that will mark the first democratic transition of power in Pakistans history.
Akbar Durrani, the Home Secretary of Balochistan, told a visiting group of foreign journalists that the administration was dealing with several issues while handling security for the polls, including threats from insurgent and terrorist groups and intense tribal rivalries.
Over 2,800 of the 3,794 polling stations in Balochistan have been classified as ‘very sensitive’ and more than 98,600 security personnel will be deployed for securing the 11 May general election that will mark the first democratic transition of power in Pakistans history.
Akbar Durrani, the Home Secretary of Balochistan, told a visiting group of foreign journalists that the administration was dealing with several issues while handling security for the polls, including threats from insurgent and terrorist groups and intense tribal rivalries.
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