Election Commission of Pakistan decides to take action against PM Imran Khan

Election Commission of Pakistan decides to take action against PM Imran Khan

PESHAWAR: The Elec­tion Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday served a secondnotice on Prime Minister Imran Khan to explain his position on theallegation of violating the code of conduct for the second phase of localbody elections in 18 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The notice was issued by District Monitoring Officer of Malakand ZiaurRehman through the prime minister’s secretary.

The first notice link was issued to theprime minister by Malakand’s DMO on March 20 when Mr Khan allegedlyviolated the code of conduct by addressing a rally in Malakand district,where elections would be held on March 31.

In the first notice, the DMO urged PM Khan to appear in person or throughhis counsel before him on March 22 to explain his position.