70,000 Army Troops For Election 2013 Security

The Army has begun deployment of as many as 70,000 troops across the country as part of elaborate security plan to ensure free, fair and peaceful parliamentary polls on May 11.
The military spokesperson told reporters in Rawalpindi on Thursday that troops were being deployed in aid of the civil authorities under Article 245 of the Constitution. Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said the Army would also spare 50 helicopters for surveillance on the election day to help the government maintain law and order in the sensitive areas.

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