Tue, 21-Oct-2025

The role of industry in national development is very pivotal: Engineer Ashfaq Shah

Ashfaq Shah

ISLAMABAD: Candidate for Chairman PEC Engineer Syed Ashfaq Shah visited Heavy Mechanical Complex HMC Wah along with Dr. Shahab Khushnood and Dr. Javed AK Tipu. And also discussed in detail the role of industry in national development along with senior management and engineers at HMC. On this occasion, Engineer Syed Ashfaq Shah said that the … Read more

Punjab to install CCTV cameras in highly sensitive polling stations

Punjab

Lahore: The Punjab Government has decided to install CCTV cameras at every booth of highly sensitive polling stations in Punjab.

A meeting was held in Lahore under the chairmanship of Provincial Election Commissioner Ejaz Anwar Chauhan and Chief Secretary Punjab, in which it was decided to install CCTV cameras at every booth of highly sensitive polling stations.

Secretary Local Government Punjab gave a briefing regarding the preparations for the elections and security, transport, and communication plan for the elections were discussed.

Provincial Election Commissioner Punjab Ejaz Anwar Chauhan said that proper arrangements should be made for the training of security personnel and all district returning officers should supervise the process of preparing polling bags.

Ejaz Anwar Chauhan said that all the basic facilities should be ensured at the polling stations and control rooms should be made more active for redressal of complaints.

He said that up to 570,000 staff will be deployed on the election day and the training of the election staff will be completed by January 29.

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Nomination papers of 1179 NA, 3094 PK seats approved

PK
  • 331 candidates submitted their nomination papers for 45 NA seats.
  • Out of which 152 nominations were rejected on various grounds.
  • 3461 candidates filed their nominations for 115 PA seats.

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Election Commission (PEC)  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  said that 1179 nominations were approved for the National Assembly (NA), while 3094 were for the provincial assembly.

According to the spokesman of PEC, as many as 1331 candidates submitted their nomination papers for 45 seats in the NA, out of which 152 nominations were rejected on various grounds.

Similarly, 3461 candidates filed their nominations for 115 seats in the provincial assembly, out of which 352 were male candidates and 15 were female.

It said, “The scrutiny of nomination papers for the National and Provincial Assembly seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has been completed.”

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