ISLAMABAD:Over 370,000 troops were deployed throughout Pakistan for the following day's basic election, the biggest army deployment on a polling day in the country's history, on the end of a marketing campaign marred by a string of terror assaults.
The countrywide election marketing campaign, marred by a string of terrorist assaults, got here to an end at the hours of darkness final night time, as political parties culminated their poll campaigns.
The Pakistan Army has stated it would deploy 371,388 troops at 85,000 polling stations for the July 25 election. This will be the greatest deployment for any election in the country's history.
Armed soldiers stood guard as election officials in the capital disbursed ballot containers and voting material at polling stations across the town.
"Deployment of troops completed across the country," the military stated in a commentary, adding that the troops along side native safety agencies will provide "a safe and secure environment" for voting.
Security forces have additionally warned that leaders of mainstream parties and certain applicants face critical safety threats. This has additionally affected the traditional election fervour.
In the run up to the election, the country was hit by a chain of terror assaults on applicants and marketing campaign rallies, including person who killed 151 folks in Balochistan province on July 13.
Questions have additionally been raised concerning the role of the military after reviews that it was given magisterial powers. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was additionally criticised for deploying the army each inside and outside polling stations.
Army chief General Qamar Bajwa has on the other hand confident that army body of workers deployed for election duties would strictly conform to the code of conduct given by the ECP.
He additionally stated the army will handiest carry out a facilitative role in the election and that the polling process is to remain underneath the keep watch over and authority of the ECP.
The army has ruled Pakistan via quite a lot of coups for nearly half of the country's history since independence in 1947.
The countrywide election marketing campaign, marred by a string of terrorist assaults, got here to an end at the hours of darkness final night time, as political parties culminated their poll campaigns.
The Pakistan Army has stated it would deploy 371,388 troops at 85,000 polling stations for the July 25 election. This will be the greatest deployment for any election in the country's history.
Armed soldiers stood guard as election officials in the capital disbursed ballot containers and voting material at polling stations across the town.
"Deployment of troops completed across the country," the military stated in a commentary, adding that the troops along side native safety agencies will provide "a safe and secure environment" for voting.
Security forces have additionally warned that leaders of mainstream parties and certain applicants face critical safety threats. This has additionally affected the traditional election fervour.
In the run up to the election, the country was hit by a chain of terror assaults on applicants and marketing campaign rallies, including person who killed 151 folks in Balochistan province on July 13.
Questions have additionally been raised concerning the role of the military after reviews that it was given magisterial powers. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was additionally criticised for deploying the army each inside and outside polling stations.
Army chief General Qamar Bajwa has on the other hand confident that army body of workers deployed for election duties would strictly conform to the code of conduct given by the ECP.
He additionally stated the army will handiest carry out a facilitative role in the election and that the polling process is to remain underneath the keep watch over and authority of the ECP.
The army has ruled Pakistan via quite a lot of coups for nearly half of the country's history since independence in 1947.
Largest military deployment for Pakistan polls on Tuesday
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