KARACHI: Six polling officers were arrested On Saturday night in theSanghar and Sehwan districts of Sindh after they were caught trying to openpostal ballot papers.

The arrested officers include assistant returning officer (ARO) Qurban AliMemon, Muhammad Saleh a clerk at the local tehsil office, senior clerk AbidAli, junior clerk Mohammad Aslam, and two teachers Ghulam Mustafa Solangiand Abdul Aziz.

According to the spokesman of Sindh caretaker chief minister (CM)Fazal-ur-Rehman, the CM has directed the senior superintendent of police(SSP) Jamshoro and the deputy commissioner to investigate and submit theincident report.

Members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the government alongwith officials of the armed forces not posted in their home constituencies,jail inmates and people with disabilities have been granted the postalballot facility by the ECP.