Daily Times

Caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Dost Muhammad Khan on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Peshawar’s deputy commissioner office a day after the latter announced he had arranged 1,000 burial shrouds as a pre-emptive measure for the polling day.

During a cabinet meeting, the chief minister disciplinary action the DCO for uttering irresponsible statement to incite fear among voters.

“We hope we will have a peaceful voting process but we’re ready to deal with an emergency situation,” Peshawar DCO Imran Hamid Sheikh had said while talking to a private television channel.

Important decisions pertaining to foolproof security on the polling day were also made during the meeting

“Comprehensive planning has been put in place to provide complete security to voters amid polling. FC troops apart from the trained police troops equipped with the latest weapons and essential items have also been deployed. Moreover, the army personnel deputed at every polling station will actively render service in close association with the civil administration to tackle with any untoward situation. The FC troops will also patrol the area,” a statement quoted the chief minister as saying.

Published in Daily Times, July 25^th 2018.