Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar speaks in a televised message on Friday. RADIO PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD:
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday issued a notice to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar for allegedly violating the code of conduct during the by-election in NA-77 Gujranwala.
According to a press release issued by the office of the Punjab Provincial Election Commissioner, the district monitoring officer issued the notice after Tarar participated in the election campaign of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Rashid Bashir Warraich.
The press release said: “The Election Commission of Pakistan has taken notice of an alleged violation of the code of conduct by Federal Minister Attaullah Tarar during the by-election for NA-77 Gujranwala. According to media reports, the federal minister toured the constituency by helicopter and attended a gathering.”
The notice stated that the participation of federal ministers in election campaigns violated paragraphs 18 and 41 of the ECP’s code of conduct.
Warraich has been accused of violating the code of conduct by inviting Tarar to the constituency to participate in his election campaign and has further been directed to appear before the district monitoring officer at 11am on November 8 and submit an explanation.
