12,500 cops to be deployed in Rawalpindi on election day

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Rawalpindi police have finalised all the arrangements for the upcoming general elections, APP reports.

According to Rawalpindi Regional Police Officer (RPO) Syed Khurram Ali, over 12,500 police personnel and more than 4,000 officials of other law enforcement agencies would perform the election duties.

He said 5,490 polling stations have been established in 13 constituencies of the National Assembly and 26 constituencies of the Provincial Assembly across the region.

RPO Ali further said that control rooms had also been set up in all districts while a central control room had been set up in the regional office.

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