ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that results of NA-75 by-elections were unnecessarily delayed and returning officer fears alteration in results of 20 polling stations.
Election Commission, in a statement, said that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) tried to contact IGP Punjab, Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner to know whereabouts of the missing presiding officers but all three officials did not give any response.
However, about 3am Chief Secretary responded and assured to trace lost officials and polling bags but he made himself unavailable after that. After much effort, presiding officers resurface along with polling bags about 6am.
The statement further states that it is not possible to release unofficial result without full inquiry into the incident; however, district returning officer and returning officer are sending a report to the commission and provincial election commissioner and joint provincial election commissioner have been directed to reach office of returning officers.
