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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
EU deploys observers across countryStaff Report
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM) has deployed 52 long-term observers (LTOs) to different parts of the country to observe the May 11 general election.
The observers left for their respective deployment stations on Tuesday morning to observe the electoral process.
In his message, Chief Observer and Member of the European Parliament Michael Gahler said, “I am proud to see my fellow observers fan out into Pakistan’s provinces. The observers are critical for implementing the EU’s long-term comprehensive approach to observation. They will be seeing things first hand and gathering the facts essential for our assessment. They are the eyes and the ears of our mission in Pakistan.”
The EOM teams are being deployed to provincial capitals and other base stations.
The mission is observing polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. Due to the security situation, the EOM cannot deploy LTOs to Balochistan and FATA. But the mission will be following electoral events in these areas.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk