ISLAMABAD – Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob onTuesday cited concerns over fake news circulating on social media castingdoubts on transparency of elections.
Yaqoob was talking to media in Islamabad.
Yaqoob further revealed that electoral body was receiving threats. Heconfessed to existence of security challenges pertaining tomuch-anticipated elections.
“Polling time will expire at 6PM on Election Day. Media can’t announce[polls] result till 7PM”, ECP secretary told reporters. He added thatreturning officers (ROs) will forward election results through RTS system.
On issue of recovering Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) fromdrain in Lahore’s NA-125 Shafiqabad constituency, the secretary respondedthat probe into the matter was underway. He added, “NADAR has informedelectoral watchdog that all recovered CNICs have expired long ago”.
Yaqoob stated that as many as 17000 polling stations have been declaredsensitive across country whereas 1.6 million staff will perform electionduties on July 25.