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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.
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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.
More than 100 violations observed in NA-249 by-elections, says FAFEN
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Sat, May 01, 2021
People are queued up at a polling station waiting for their turn to cast their vote during by-elections in NA-249, in Karachi, on April 29, 2021. Online/Sabir Mazhar/File
More than 100 violations of election laws were observed during the April 29 NA-249 by-elections in Karachi, the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) said in a detailed report on the polls on Friday. 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, the report said.
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.