Due to 'shortage of staff', ECP asks bankers to plug the gap on poll day

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For the first time in the country’s electoral history, hundreds of bankers will perform election duties across the country as “shortage of staff” has forced the ECP to seek services of financial institutions’ employees.

The provincial election commissions (PECs) have been asked to coordinate with the State Bank to get the services of required bankers associated with all scheduled banks to meet the shortage of election staff. — an ECP official

For the July 25 elections, the ECP estimates that a total 735,000 polling staff are required for the gigantic exercise and an active coordination is under way to fill the gap.

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