Political Parties have 36 hours to run political campaign
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In line with the polls laws, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reported that electioneering for Thursday’s elections would conclusion at 12 on the night between February 6 and 7, 2024,
The ECP issued a notice in this respect, citing article 182 of the Elections Act 2017, which forbids any political activity after the desired time period.
Section 182 of the Elections Act, 2017 peruses: “Prohibition of open gatherings amid certain period: No individual should assemble, hold or go to any open assembly, or advance or connect in any procession, inside the region of a voting public or, within the case of the Senate decision, a Territory, amid a period of thirty-six hours finishing at midnight ‘following’ the conclusion of the survey for any election in that constituency or Province”.
Moreover, article 183 peruses: “Penalty for illicit hone: A individual blameworthy of the offense of illicit hone might be culpable with detainment for a term which may expand to two a long time or with fine which may amplify to one hundred thousand rupees or with both”.
The ECP cautioned that any candidate, who would sort out or partakes in any assembly, parade, corner assembly or any such political action after the due date, would confront lawful action.
The commission looked for participation of the media and the public to guarantee a free, reasonable and straightforward polls process.
EMS
Independently, ECP Election Management System (EMS) Extend Chief Colonel Saad said on Monday a extraordinary system had been made whereas utilizing all worldwide security standards.
Briefing the media almost the EMS here, he brushed aside the concerns that the network may be hacked or final results could be changed. He clarified that the ECP had its dedicated private system, and the framework was not accessible on the web. He expelled the plausibility of hacking the system.
He said as it where particular people would be able to have approach to the EMS, for which a devoted special system operation center been established.
“We have moreover got white-listed the versatile phones of presiding officers and everybody will not be able to get to or utilize it,” he included. Approximately a letter composed by a returning officer (RO) of NA-197, he said his concerns had been told earlier. He said had the RO reached the area returning officer or drawn closer the ECP helpline, his issues would have been tended to prior. “However, I have talked to him and a short time later, he expressed that the EMS is working exceptionally fine,” he added.
He said that 3000 portable workstations had been made accessible for EMS and 3,600 computer program administrators enlisted and prepared to facilitate the returning officers all through the nation. The venture executive said it was troublesome right presently to tell how much would be the entire fetched of the EMS. He said it was too not conceivable to donate any last time allotment how long it may take for entry of results.
In any case, he said five trials were conducted at distinctive stages with respect to the EMS and issues distinguished or stood up to on the framework had been settled. He included that satellite connectivity had moreover been given to the ROs.
ECP Info-Tech Director General Khizar Hayat said the EMS technology had been upgraded and it had been previously used in 40 elections. He said the presiding officer would send the results to the returning officer through the EMS. “If there’s issue in delivery of results, the presiding officer will personally convey the results to the returning officer. The EMS will immediately detect any changes within the he added.
The National Operations Centre, he pointed out, had been built in accordance with the world standards, which power backups had been created to run the system, whereas the EMS backup servers are with NADRA [National Database and Registration Authority], which has 24 years of experience and resources from the government of Pakistan.
