LAHORE: Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain was fined by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for violating code of conduct during the by-poll for PP-139, Sheikhupura.

The minister was slapped with Rs50,000 fine by the district monitoring officer for taking part in the election campaign of a candidate in violation of the ECP ban. He was directed to pay the fine within three days.

Meanwhile, Multan police arrested a supporter of PPP candidate Ali Musa Gilani for NA-157 for resorting to aerial firing during election campaign of ex-premier Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son the other day. The district monitoring officer also summoned Musa Gilani for Thursday (today), asking him to clarify his position vis-à-vis the firing incident.

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2022