Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established a central control room at its headquarters to monitor ongoing by-election activities.
According to Additional Director General Haroon Shinwari, the Election Monitoring and Control Centre has been established to monitor the by-elections. The center will have the facility for people to contact and register their complaints regarding the election.
An additional director general who is supervising the operations stated that the central control room is in constant contact with district monitoring control rooms established in all relevant constituencies.
He further stated that the central control room is also maintaining continuous coordination with provincial control rooms set up in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Instructions are being issued on the spot to resolve any issues arising during polling.
The ECP has issued strict directives for immediate action against anyone attempting to interfere with or obstruct the polling process.
Shinwari added that the central control room will remain operational until the announcement of the election results.
Monitoring of the by-elections is being carried out under the direct supervision of Additional Director General Haroon Shinwari.
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a code of conduct for media outlets in light of the upcoming by-elections scheduled tomorrow, on 23rd November, in several constituencies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
According to the guidelines, no media organization is allowed to broadcast unofficial results from polling stations until at least one hour after voting closes.
According to ECP guidelines, any dissemination of such results must clearly indicate that they are partial and unofficial.
Media outlets have been informed that any violation of these instructions may prompt the Commission to take appropriate disciplinary action through the relevant authorities.
