HYDERABAD: Polling officials replaced

Published February 18, 2008

HYDERABAD, Feb 17: A presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer of a polling station in Kotri taluka were replaced on charges of breaking the seal of ballot papers.

The Pakistan People’s Party candidate for NA-231 Nawab Ghani Talpur said that he informed the DRO after his workers told him that a presiding officer of polling station-3 in Khuda Ki Basti in NA-231 constituency had broken the seal of ballots.

The assistant returning officer (ARO) rushed to the place and replaced the two officials, he said and demanded that all the staff of the polling station should be changed.

Opinion

Editorial

A hasty retreat
Updated 28 Nov, 2024

A hasty retreat

Govt should not extend its campaign of violence against PTI and its leaders, thinking it now has the upper hand. Enough is enough.
Lebanon truce
28 Nov, 2024

Lebanon truce

WILL it hold? That is the question many in the Middle East and beyond will be asking after a 60-day ceasefire ...
MDR anomaly removed
28 Nov, 2024

MDR anomaly removed

THE State Bank’s decision to remove its minimum deposit rate requirement for conventional banks on deposits from...
Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...