Alauddin asks for ensuring election in transparent manner

QUETTA, Jun 22 (APP):Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan, Alauddin Marri chaired a high-level meeting here at Secretariat Office to ensure upcoming general election held in a transparent manner.
Shortage of water in Gwadar was also discussed in details and many important decisions
were made in the meeting.
Chief Secretary Balochistan, Dr Akhtar Nazeer gave a briefing on various issues including election arrangements, registered voters, polling stations, DRO, ROR and AR deployment and other election programmes.
He said that 29,000 election staff, including polling officers and assistant polling officers
had completed training and 4558 senior presiding officers would be given training soon.
Secretary Interior Ghulam Baloch briefed the cabinet on different issues
including restoration of polling stations, installation of CCTV cameras,
electoral staff, transport and security for personnel of election at the sensitive polling stations.
The cabinet expressed satisfaction in this regard and noted all the
political parties were participating in the general election.
All resources will be utilized to conduct peaceful election, and the security of candidates
participating in general election and polling staff would be ensured. The cabinet directed
to a formulate strategy for setting up CCTV cameras at polling stations.
The cabinet expressed satisfaction over the peace situation in Balochistan, saying that practical
measures were being taken to increase the number of investigation officers and
establishment of the Forensic laboratory in the province as soon as possible.
The cabinet directed all possible steps would be taken
to provide security to those who had rejoined national stream, so that they
could play their due role in the development of the province and the country.
The cabinet decided that steps would be taken to ensure the completion of Quetta Safe City project.
The caretaker cabinet reviewed the issue of drinking water related
to Quetta and Gwadar and decided that strict
action would be taken against tanker mafia and illegal tube-wells, besides the
government tube-wells would be restored for addressing water shortage in Quetta.
An awareness campaign would be started to highlight importance
of sanitation and people should play their vital role for keeping the city
clean.
The meeting decided that National Highways Authority would be
asked to take measures for preventing road accidents
on different highways including Quetta-Karachi and Quetta-Chaman sections.
Caretaker Chief Minister said
conducting transparent elections was the responsibility of interim government.
He directed that no weakness or lack of responsibility would be tolerated at
any level in holding elections peacefully.
The chief minister ordered
that all out-efforts
should be taken to remove concerns of the
candidates. He also issued directives to address water shortage in Quetta and Gwadar on top priority.
He said the government tube-wells would be restored soon to remove water scarcity
in Quetta and awareness campaign would be initiated for use of water and
cleaning of cities.
Alauddin Marri said time was very limited, the government would do more public
work, so that people could get relief.