The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has classified about 17,500 polling stations as highly sensitive, 32,508 as sensitive, and 42,500 as normal, out of a total of 92,500 polling stations across the country.
Polling stations are divided into A, B, and C categories based on their sensitivity levels.
Over 17,500 polling stations have been marked as highly sensitive across the nation due to worries about potential violence, including 6,599 in Punjab and 4,430 in Sindh, all of which will be observed by CCTV cameras.
2,038 polling stations in Balochistan and 4,344 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been designated as highly sensitive.
The sensitive category includes 15,829 polling stations in Punjab, 8,030 in Sindh, 2,068 in Balochistan, and nearly 6,000 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Meanwhile, Radio Pakistan stated that the printing of 260 million watermarked ballot papers for the general elections is in "full swing."
According to official sources, printing for Balochistan and Sindh constituencies is still underway in Karachi, while ballot papers for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Islamabad are being printed at the government printing facility in Islamabad.
"Stringent security measures have been implemented at the Printing Corporation premises throughout the ballot paper production process," according to the statement.