ISLAMABAD – Due to the country’s deteriorating law and order situation, Pakistan’s security forces won’t be available for election duty.
In this regard, the Ministry of Defence informed the Pakistani Election Commission that border security was of utmost importance to the military due to 2022 seeing the second-highest increase in terrorism-related fatalities globally.
In order to discuss security for the general election in the most populous region, the country’s electoral watchdog met with representatives from Punjab as well as the secretary and additional secretary of the federal defence ministry multiple times.
Sikandar Sultan Raja, the chief election commissioner (CEC), the ECP secretary, and other participants were present. In the crucial meeting with Defence Secretary Lt-Gen (retd) Hamooduz Zaman Khan and Additional Defence Secretary Khurram Sarfaraz Khan, officials discussed the law and order situation and election-related security issues.
The defence secretary informed CEC and other ECP officials that the military’s primary responsibilities were maintaining law and order and guarding the border. It further asserted that forces were also impacted by the current economic crisis.
Sikandar Sultan Raja, the chief election commissioner (CEC), the ECP secretary, and other participants were present. In the crucial meeting with Defence Secretary Lt-Gen (retd) Hamooduz Zaman Khan and Additional Defence Secretary Khurram Sarfaraz Khan, officials discussed the law and order situation and election-related security issues.
The defence secretary informed CEC and other ECP officials that the military’s primary responsibilities were maintaining law and order and guarding the border. It further asserted that forces were also impacted by the current economic crisis.
