Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Saturday took notice of the attack on the office of a Pakistan People’s Party candidate in Lahore’s Sattoo Katla area.
PPP’s candidate Manzar Abbas Khokhar’s office was attacked by a Molotov cocktail (petrol bomb) on Friday morning in Lahore.
The party spokesperson said that Khokhar’s office, who is contesting the February 8 general elections from the PP-162 constituency, was attacked on Friday morning by unknown persons.
“The banners on the gate were burned after catching fire from the petrol bombs while the attackers stole the chairs and other things,” added the spokesperson. He added that Khokhar’s son filed an application at the Township Police Station. The police said that they would take legal action against the attackers after investigating the matter.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan’s spokesperson said that they have been ordered to register a first information report after a complaint by the PPP. He added that the inspector general of Punjab has also issued directions in this regard.
