Notification issued for appointment of DROs, ROs for elections

Islamabad: In an important development regarding the general elections on February 8, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the appointment of District Returning Officers (DROs), Returning Officers (ROs) and Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) for the elections.

According to the spokesperson of the Election Commission, the respective Deputy Commissioners of 36 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be appointed as District Returning Officers.

The respective Deputy Commissioners of 40 of the 41 districts of Punjab will be DROs while Director General DG Khan Development Authority Muhammad Khalid Manzoor has be appointed as DRO Taunsa.

According to the spokesperson of ECP, the respective deputy commissioners of 30 districts of Sindh will be DROs, like other provinces, the respective deputy commissioners of 36 districts of Balochistan have been appointed as DROs.

Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz has been appointed DRO Islamabad.

Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan had transferred the provincial election commissioners of Sindh and Balochistan for which the notification had also been issued by the ECP.

According to the notification, Election Commissioner Balochistan Sharifullah has been appointed as Election Commissioner Sindh. While Election Commissioner Sindh Ejaz Anwar Chauhan has been appointed in Balochistan.