Polling Underway in Balcohistan By-polls

QUETTA, Pakistan News: The polling continues in by-polls on Balcohistan Assembly’s seat PB-1 Quetta-1, which was vacated after the murder of provincial education minister Shafiq Khan.
Shafiq Khan’s brother Tahir Mehmood of PPP is vying for the seat, while Mohammad Ali Shadezai is his rival.
Around 65,000 voters comprise the said constituency, however due to the intense weather, the turnout is likely to remain low.
The provincial government has stationed 328 people at 54 polling stations, while strict security arrangements have been made in this regard. The polling would continue till 5:00pm.

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Polling Underway in Balcohistan By-polls was first posted on December 23, 2009 at 11:49 am.