In anticipation of the upcoming General Elections 2024, Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers (AROS) from various districts in Hazara Division took their oaths.
In Abbottabad, the ceremony was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office/District Returning Officer’s Office, where DRO /Deputy Commissioner Khalid Iqbal administered the oath to the officials.
During a meeting with all returning and assistant returning officers, Deputy Commissioner Abbotta-bad, Khalid Iqbal, outlined the final preparations for the elections.
This encompassed staff training, security arrange-ments, accessibility to election staff areas, vehicle logistics, CCTV camera installation and monitoring, and strict adherence to the directives issued by the Election Commission to ensure the smooth conduct of free and fair elections.
In the oath-taking ceremony District Election Commissioner Zeshan Khan, AC Havelian Mu-hammad Arshad, ADC Finance and Planning Abbas Khan Afridi, AC-1, AAC 1 Ali Sher Khan Khalil, and AAC 3 Zarak Yar Khan Toro among others were present.
The ceremony also extended to the Lower Kohistan Deputy Commissioner’s Office, where Deputy Commissioner Bashir Ahmed administered the oath-taking in the presence of the District Election Commissioner Lower Kohistan.
In Batagram, District Returning Officer/Deputy Commissioner Tanveer-ur-Rahman conducted the oath-taking for returning officers and assistant re-turning officers.
Deputy Commissioner Mansehra Captain (R) Bilal Shahid Rao also administered the oath taking cere-mony as the District Returning Officer for Mansehra District.
