ECP to implement code of conduct: Dilshad
By Muhammad Ali Malik

ISLAMABAD—Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan Kanwar Dilshad Monday said that ECP is committed to implementing its code of conduct during the election process.
The ECP Secretary said the ECP has put ban on transfers and positing of the government officials during the election period and it is taking notice on the complaints received in this regard.
He clarified that ban on the transfers and posting is effective from November 20 and the ECP cannot take action against the complaints prior to this particular date.
He said that ECP had received some valid complaints in this connection and notices have been issued to the relevant departments for further action.
To a question, the ECP Secretary said that 430,000 transparent ballot boxes of international standard have been imported from China.
He said it will be difficult to mark numbers on the ballot boxes because they would be transported to every nook and corner throughout the country.
He said that maximum efforts would be made to set up polling stations in governments buildings adding in some areas for that purpose, the candidates would be taken into confidence to set up a polling station at private place.
Agencies adds, Secretary Election Commission, Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad has said that printing of ballot papers would start from December 17, with the declaration of final list of contesting candidates. Talking to newspaper, he said that as many as 13500 candidates of political parties and independent candidates submitted their nomination papers for the upcoming general elections.
Many political parties have also submitted nomination papers of their covering candidates, and after completion of scrutiny process, it can be declared that how many contesting candidates are actually in the field, he added.
According to the data compiled by the Election Commission from four provinces, nomination papers of 13500 candidates were submitted for provincial and national assembly seats, Kanwar Dilshad said.
To a question about printing of ballot papers Secretary Election commission said, with the declaration of final list of the candidates the process would start after December 16.
After withdrawal, final list would be published on the evening of December 16 and from December 17, printing of ballot papers would be started in Pakistan Printing Press and Security Printing Press in the country. The process will be completed well before January 8, the day general elections would be held, he said.
To another question he said this time election staff is being imparted training of world standard. International teams are taking part in the process, and entire training would be completed by the second week of December.
As many as 500,000 polling personnel will pass through the training process, he said adding the training of 70,000 presiding officers would be completed by December 10. Then, the presiding officers will impart training to their polling staff. The entire process will be completed by December 21, 22, he added.