Syed Zahid Majeed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21 (APP):The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has categorized over 17,500 polling sta
tions as highly sensitive, 32,508 as sensitive, and 42,500 as normal out of a total of 92,500 polling sta
tions nationwide.
Polling sta
tions are categorized into A, B, and C groups, determined by their sensitivity levels, official sources told APP.
From over 17,500 polling sta
tions designated as highly sensitive across the country due to concerns of poten
tial unrest, 6,599 are in Punjab, and 4,430 are in Sindh, all set to be monitored by CCTV cameras.
A total of 2,038 polling sta
tions in Balochistan and 4,344 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been categorized as highly sensitive.
In Punjab, 15,829 polling sta
tions are classified as sensitive, 8,030 in Sindh, 2,068 in Balochistan, and over 6,000 polling sta
tions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fall under the sensitive category. Res
ponding to a question he said official polling scheme to be revealed 15 days before the scheduled February 8 general elections.
