Chief Minister KP directs for necessary arrangements for peaceful holding of upcoming LG polls
Chitral Times Report
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan was called on by Chief Secretary Shahzad Bangash and Inspector General of Police, Muazzam Jah Ansari here on Saturday. Additional Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah was also present on the occasion.
Matters related to the peaceful holding of upcoming local bodies polls in the remaining 18 districts of the province came under discussion. Some untoward incidents that took place in certain places during the first phase of the elections and a broader strategy to avoid such incidents in the upcoming second phase also came under discussion.
Talking on this ocassion, the Chief Minister said that overall the first phase of the local bodies polls was held smoothly in a peaceful environment, however few untoward incidents took place in certain places, and added that such incidents should not take place anywhere during the second phase.
He directed that necessary arrangements and preparations should be started and finalised in all respects well before the polling further directing to put in place an effective mechanism of coordination amongst the concerned district administrations, police, election commission and other relevant stakeholders to ensure smooth, transparent and peaceful holding of the elections. Mahmood Khan remarked that the provincial government was committed for holding the second phase of the elections in a peaceful environment, and concluded that it will provide all the reqiured resources and support to this end on priority basis.
