ECP declares 50pc polling stations sensitive or highly sensitive

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared as many as 50 percent of the polling stations across the country for general elections, which will be held on February 8, as sensitive or highly sensitive.

The ECP has established around 90,675 polling stations across the country, out of which 46,065 polling stations have been declared as sensitive or most sensitive — 27,628 sensitive and 18,437 most sensitive, sources in the ECP told the official news agency.

In Punjab, around 6,040 polling stations were declared highly sensitive, 12,580 sensitive while 6,524 polling stations in Sindh are highly sensitive and 6,545 sensitive. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 4,143 polling stations were declared as highly sensitive and 6,166 sensitive. In Balochistan, out of 5,028 polling stations, only 961 were declared normal as 1,730 polling stations were declared highly sensitive and 2,337 sensitive.