European Union Observers Calls On DC

A team of the European Union (EU) Observers visiting here to observe election process in the district called on Deputy Commissioner Syed Ahmed Fawad at his office on Tuesday.

FAISALABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Jul, 2018 ) :A team of the European Union (EU) Observers visiting here to observe election process in the district called on Deputy Commissioner Syed Ahmed Fawad at his office on Tuesday.

The delegation comprises Eva-Kristin Urestad Pedersen and Michal Nobis.

The DC welcomed the observers and briefed them about details of administrative support for holding free, fair and transparent election peacefully in the district.

He said the district consisted of 10 National Assembly and 21 Provincial Assembly seats, however, election on NA-103 and PP-103 had been postponed as a candidate had committed suicide in the constituency.

He said that more than 3,100 CCTV cameras had been installed at 645 polling station declared sensitive in the district for the digital monitoring of the security and administrative measures.

The DC said a district election control room had been set up at the DC's Office which was working round-the-clock.

He informed that the election code of conduct had been got strictly implemented in the district during the election campaign and legal action had been taken against the violators.

He said that 25 candidates had been imposed fine Rs710,000 on violation of code of conduct while 139 persons were issued warnings and 71,684 oversize banners/flexes were removed.

He assured the European Union Observers of providing them all out facilities in connection with observation of election process in the district.

The observers expressed their satisfaction over the administrative support by the district administration for general election and said that they would observe the election process according to the mandate of election observation mission.

Later, the observers also visited the district election control room at DC office and examine the procedure of electionarrangements monitoring.