The General Headquarters (GHQ) on Thursday excused from providing personnel from army, paramilitary Rangers and Frontier Constabulary (FC) for the upcoming elections in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had requested the Defense Ministry to deploy army and rangers for the upcoming elections in the two provinces.
Responding to the ministry, GHQ said that the forces are occupied with national security duties due to the recent wave of terrorism.
However, Punjab Rangers will be available as the Quick Response Force during these elections.
On the other hand, replying to the ECP’s letter, the Finance Ministry has asked the election-conducting authority to postpone its demand for an additional grant in the wider national interest.
The finance ministry requested the election commission to delay its request for the grant until the economic situation of the country improves.
