UMERKOT – Police on Tuesday foiled a bid to transport fake ballot papers in a constituency in Umerkot, Sindh, a day before the general elections in the country.
The security officials also arrested five suspects, who were taking a stock of the fake ballot papers to PS-52 constituency through a jeep. The fake documents were seized near Pakistan Chowk in the town.
The suspects identified as Anwar Soomro, Hakim, Iqbal, Kanghar, and Nawab have been arrested in connection with the fraud.
An investigation has been launched into the matter.
On Monday, a presiding officer assigned for election duty at Karachi’s PS-93 constituency was arrested for sending another person as his substitute.
