The Election Commission of Pakistan, Monday, started training of eight hundred thousand polling staff for general elections across the country. General Elections 2018 to be held on 25th July next month.
According to the schedule issued by the Election Commission, the training of Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers will continue till 15th of next month.
The Presiding Officers have been divided into various groups, and every group will get training in its home district for two days.
The polling staff is being trained by master trainers of the Education Department.
The District Election Commissioners had sent letters to the Education Department for availability of master trainers on 23th of this month.
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