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May 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) reported 143 violations of election laws during the April 29 NA-249 by-election in Karachi.
"On election day, FAFEN's trained citizen observers reported 143 violations, of which 55 related to the presence of party camps in the polling stations' surroundings," said the detailed report on the polls released on Friday.
In 11 instances, the polling staff did not allow voters to cast votes and sent them back, the report said, adding that at 19 polling stations, the observers saw that COVID-19 SOPs were not implemented at all.
However, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had ensured strict compliance to the COVID-19 standard operating procedures overall, the report noted.