ECP has stopped Prime Minister Imran Khan from visiting Peshawar

 

Peshawar: Regional Election commission Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan and stopped him from his upcoming visit to Peshawar, and said that the Prime Minister’s visit to the relevant venue would be against the code of conduct.

 

According to details, the letter has been written to the Prime Minister by the Regional Election Commissioner. In the letter, the District Monitoring Officer Peshawar directed the Prime Minister not to visit Peshawar.

 

The election commission has said that the local govt election to be held in KP on 19 December. And in the first phase, the local govt elections are also being held in Peshawar.

 

The ECP said according to  code of conduct, President, PM, federal and provincial ministers, advisors and member of parliament can visit a constituency where polls are scheduled, after the dates for the election have been notified. Violations of the code of conduct could be prosecuted and action could be taken under sections 233 and 234 of the Election Act.

 

Remember that Prime Minister Imran Khan was to visit Peshawar today for the launch of New Pakistan Card.

He had to meet the Chief Minister and Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and also hold meetings with the political leadership in Peshawar.