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| 55 wounded in scuffles at Peshawar polling stations |
| 2015-06-01 |
| [DAWN] PESHAWAR: At least 55 people, including two women, were maimed in scuffles among supporters of candidates at various polling stations in the provincial metropolis during the local government elections on Saturday. Police personnel deputed at the polling stations mostly remained spectators to the mismanagement and violation of queue by voters, which also caused delay in start of the polling process. Sources said that 30 injured were brought to the Lady Reading Hospital and another 25 to the Khyber Teaching Hospital. During visits to different polling stations by this correspondent, the candidates and their supporters complained of insufficient security arrangements which led to festivities among the people. The festivities took place at Kohat Road, Kakshaal, Bakhshi Pul, Ghari Atta Mohammad, Aslam Dheri, Beri Bagh, Shagi Hindkian, Bashirabad, Baghbanan, Umeedabad, Warsak Road, Hussainabad, Nauthia, Tarnab, Sufaid Dheri, etc. In Faqirabad area, the workers of Awami National Party founded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986. Part of the PPP-led cabinet 2008-13. The ANP is considered left wing, advocating for secularism, democratic socialism, public sector government, and economic egalitarianism.... and Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... clashed. However, Switzerland makes more than cheese... the army personnel were called in who dispersed them by firing in the air. No casualty was reported. The situation in the outskirts of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. remained tense due to lack of sufficient security arrangements. A police official told this correspondent that the required number of coppers was not deputed at the polling stations and thus the existing staff could not resist the pressure of supporters of the candidates. According to officials and voters, the election process was stopped in some areas for the only reason that sufficient security personnel were not available to defuse the political pressure on the polling staff. |
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