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RAWALPINDI, May 16 (APP):Training of Returning Officers (ROs),
Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) and District Election Commissioners (DECs)
of Rawalpindi district will start here on May 17 (Thursday) and conclude on May 19.Election Commission of Pakistan had earlier
issued notification, appointing 13 ROs and 26 AROs for 13 constituencies of
National Assembly and 27 ROs and 54 AROs for 27 constituencies of Provincial
Assembly in Rawalpindi Division.The ROs and AROs have been appointed for NA-55
to NA-67 including two constituencies of Attock, seven of Rawalpindi, two of
Chakwal and two constituencies of Jhelum. Similarly, five provincial assembly
constituencies from PP-1 to PP-5 in Attock district, 15 constituencies of PP-6 to
PP-20 in Rawalpindi district, four constituencies PP-21 to PP-24 in Chakwal
district and three Jhelum constituencies from PP-25 to PP-27 are included. Training
of the ROs, AROs and DECs of Chakwal, Jhelum and Attock will start from May 21
and conclude on May 23.Talking to APP, District Election Commissioner
Rawalpindi-I, Malik Saleem Akhtar said, District Election Commission is
finalizing all the arrangements for upcoming general elections 2018.He said, under the voter verification
campaign, the citizens were given over one month period to check voter lists
displayed at 280 important points and get corrected their names. The final
voter lists are being prepared which would be displayed in May end at the
office of District Election Commissioner.Saleem Akhtar said, at the moment, there are
over 2.95 million voters registered in Rawalpindi district including 1.57 million
male and 1.37 female while nearly 47000 new voters have been registered in
Rawalpindi district under the campaign ended recently. ECP had appointed 32
Revising Authorities for Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal and Jhelum to receive
objections.To a question he said, the training imparted
to election staff ended on May 15.He informed that seven ROs and 14 AROs for
NA-57 to NA 63 have been appointed for National Assembly Constituencies in Rawalpindi
district. Similarly, 15 ROs and 30 AROs have also been appointed for provincial
assembly constituencies of PP-6 to PP-20 in Rawalpindi district. District and
Session Judge Rawalpindi has been appointed District Returning Officer for
Rawalpindi district, he added.