The provincial election commission has confirmed that the re-polling could not be held as the polling staff could not reach their place of duty due to law and order issue as landmines and rockets were exploded in the polling stations area.

The main contestants on the PB-9-Kohlu are Nawab Jangeez Marri of PML-N and Mir Nasibullah Marri of Pakistan Peoples’ party (PPP). In February8, election, Nasibullah Marri had won the election but later his victory was challenged by his opponents in the election commission pleading that ragging was committed in some polling stations.

The election commission after hearing had ordered re-polling in seven polling stations. In the re-polling in seven polling stations Nawab Jangeez Khan Marri was declared winner but his opponent candidate again approached the election with the complaint of rigging in the polling.

The election commission accepted the request and ordered re-polling in the four polling stations observing unrealistic voting.

Last night unknown people fired two rockets from an unknown direction which exploded near the election camp of Mir Nasibullah Marri, resulting in the killing of one of his supporters.

The officials said that at least four more rockets were fired in the Nasao area of Kohlu that followed landmine explosions. A vehicle was destroyed when a landmine hit it. However, no human loss was reported in the landmine blast. They said that a levies soldier was injured in the firing which also took place.

“The polling staff could not reach at the polling stations due to landmine explosions and firing,” officials said. The situation is tense in the area while district administration has deployed heavy contingent of security forces.