ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) monitoring teams have issued notices and imposed fines on various candidates for violations of the code of conduct in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
According to details, independent candidates Humayun Khan (PK-15 Lower Dir) and Mehboob Shah (PK-7 Lower Dir) were fined Rs 50,000 each by District Monitoring Officer Lower Dir for election code violations.
Chairman of village council Gul Abad in Lower Dir, Murad Rehman was fined Rs 30,000. Jalal Khan, a Muslim League (N) candidate from PK-79 Peshawar, was imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 by the District Monitoring Officer Peshawar.
Arbab Waseem Hayat, PTI candidate from PK-73 Peshawar, and Abdul Haseeb, JUIF candidate from the same constituency, were fined Rs 5,000 each for violating the rules.
Haji Muhammad Ismail, Chairman of Bihari Colony Neighbourhood Council, was slapped a fine of Rs 50,000. The candidates have been directed to pay fines and submit the challan receipts by January 29.
According to District Monitoring Officer Upper Dir, Malik Shahuddin, Chairman of Village Council Nishanbanda Upper Dir, was imposed a fine of Rs 5,000.
District Monitoring Officer Kurram has fined of Rs 25,000 to Chairman Tehsil Council Central Karam Ehsanullah, while independent candidate Karam Ali Hadi of PK-96 has been fined Rs 15,000.
Similarly, Aftab Jamali, an independent candidate in PS-82 was fined Rs.20,000 by Ghulam Fatima Ilyas Komal, the District Monitoring Officer in Dadu District, for violating rules. —APP
