Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to take concrete measures to stop airing govt ads on television channels.
Taking notice of the advertisements being aired on different television channels, including the development schemes being run by the provincial government, the ECP spokesman said that the voting for the second phase of the local government polls in the province is underway, and running of advertisements during the polling is a violation of the election code of conduct.
ECP asks Sindh govt to stop ads campaign
The Commission has asked the provincial government to stop airing advertisement campaigns immediately.
Meanwhile, the polling is going smoothly in seven districts of Karachi and nine districts of the Hyderabad division. Strict security measures have been taken to ensure fair and transparent elections in both Karachi and Hyderabad divisions.
Around 8,000 polling stations have been declared ‘sensitive’ or ‘highly sensitive’ in 16 districts of Hyderabad and Karachi.
In Karachi, at least 3,415 polling stations have been declared sensitive, 1,496 polling stations were declared highly sensitive, and 79 polling stations were declared normal.
Out of the total 2,674 polling stations in Hyderabad division, 1,270 were declared sensitive, 779 polling stations were declared highly sensitive, and 625 polling stations were declared normal.
