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Punjab By-Elections End Peacefully Under Provincewide Security Operation

Police credit real-time monitoring and inter-agency support for uninterrupted polling.

Overview

  • Inspector General Dr. Usman Anwar said more than 20,000 police personnel from district forces and specialized units were deployed across national and provincial constituencies.
  • CCTV coverage enabled live oversight through the Central Police Office, the Punjab Safe Cities Authority and district control rooms.
  • Rangers and the Pakistan Army supported Punjab Police to deter attempts by terrorists or miscreants to disrupt voting.
  • Female officers staffed women-only polling stations and booths to facilitate and secure female voters.
  • In Lahore, over 5,000 officials operated 132 pickets and 322 checkpoints, and CCPO Bilal Siddique Kamyana said the plan was executed in a well-coordinated, disciplined manner.