Karachi / Lahore / Islamabad (HRNW) The voting has ended for the cantonment boards’ elections held across several cities on Sunday. In at least 8 of the 42 cantonment boards that went to polls, political workers clashed and chanted slogans against rivals, heating up the scene.
The police and, at some places, the Rangers provided security as 1560 candidates competed for 206 cantonment boards seats.
The elections were held for Rawalpindi, Chaklala, Wah, Texila, Murree, Attock, Kamra, Jhelum, Mangla, Sargodha, Shorkot, Gujranwala, Kharian, Sialkot, Lahore, Walton, Okara, Multan, Bahawalpur, Pano Aqil, Hyderabad, Peshawar Cantt, Cherat, Risalpur, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, D. I. Khan, Abbottabad, Murree Gallies, Havelian, Quetta, Zhob, and Loralai cantonment boards as well as six cantonment boards in Karachi.
At least four candidates return unopposed in Punjab while elections were not held at 4 wards in the Kamra cantonment board.
The polling began at 8 am on Sunday and continued uninterrupted until 5 pm. The elections were largely peaceful and no security breach was reported.
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