Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri penalised

Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri penalised

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan has fined Deputy SpeakerQasim Suri for violating the code of conduct in the NA-75 Daska by-polls.

According to the ECP challan, Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri had campaigned inthe NA-75 by-election campaign on February 11 and therefore a fine ofRs30,000 has been imposed following the violation.

Daska constituency witnessed severe indiscretion in the by-polls as twopeople were killed and others remained injured due to tension during thevoting process.

The ECP has ordered a probe into the non-disclosure of results of 20polling stations in the Daska by-election.