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Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday directed the armed forces to take over security duties for the country's July 25 general elections, the Army's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
According to a statement from the ISPR, the directive was issued at a Corps Commanders' Conference held at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, a garrison city adjacent to Islamabad.
The meeting chaired by General Bajwa discussed the provision of assistance to the Election Commission for a free, fair and transparent conduct of general elections.
"Bajwa directed that this national duty (should) be performed with utmost responsibility and without losing any focus on defence and internal security challenges in hand," according to the statement cited by Xinhua news agency.
CCC at GHQ. Geo-Strat envmt reviewed. Mandated assistance to ECP will be provided for free, fair & transparent conduct of GE-18. "This national duty be performed with utmost responsibility and without losing any focus on defence and internal security challenges in hand", COAS. pic.twitter.com/HNlpO4OouFThe announcement came after the poll body wrote a letter to the Defence Ministry seeking the Army's supervision to conduct the general elections.
- Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) June 27, 2018
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