PESHAWAR: The Home Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the police have decided to station 5819 police officers at voting places on election day in order to guarantee a smooth general election in Peshawar.
In Peshawar, a total of 1280 polling places are planned, of which 577 have been designated as extremely sensitive, 655 as sensitive, and 48 as normal, under the joint plan of the KP Home Department and police.
The Home Department KP stated on Thursday that 144 police officers will be stationed at regular polling places, 2620 officers at sensitive polling places, while 2885 officers at highly sensitive polling places will be assigned to duty. In addition, 1170 female police officers will be on duty at the voting places.
It stated that three police officers will work at a typical polling place, four police officers at a sensitive polling place, and five police officers at every sensitive polling place.
According to the Home Department, there are plans to expand the number of police officers at extremely sensitive voting places. At the 100 hotspots listed, officers equipped with specialized covert cameras will be stationed to handle any unexpected circumstances.
The Election Commission will review the final inspection of the polling arrangements, and special teams will be assembled for this purpose. Additionally, focal individuals and a monitoring mechanism will be implemented at the subdivision level.
CCTV cameras will be used to monitor the most sensitive voting places, and some police officers would have covert cameras attached to their uniforms.
