The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has served notices on former prime minister and MNA Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and PPP candidate for NA-133 by-poll Aslam Gill for allegedly violating the code of conduct.
The by-election is scheduled to be held on Dec 5. According to the ECP, MNA Ashraf allegedly participated in the election campaign of Aslam Gill despite a bar.
“Sufficent evidence has been found which corroborates your alleged violation of para-17 of the code of conduct for political parties and contesting candidates issued by the ECP for the conduct of the by-election in NA-133,” the ECP notice to Mr Ashraf reads.
It further says: “In view of the alleged repeated violations, you are called upon to appear in person, along with a written statement, to clarify your position on Nov 29 before the district monitoring officer.”
The Election Commission also issued a notice to Mr Aslam Gill for violating the election code of conduct.
