Fines Imposed on 24 Candidates for Election Code Violations

APP

Faisalabad: Muhammad Zubair Watto, the District Monitoring Officer, has imposed a collective fine of Rs 180,000 on 24 candidates for blatant violations of the election code of conduct.

A spokesperson for the local administration announced on Tuesday that the district authorities are rigorously enforcing the election code of conduct throughout the area.

As part of these efforts, thorough monitoring of candidates in the election is underway, and instances of breaching the code of conduct have been identified in various constituencies.

Therefore, the ECP district officer imposed a total fine of Rs 180,000 on 22 candidates, including a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of Khalid Pervaiz Gill (PP-107), Jahanzaib Mohsin Khan (PP-107), Shamshair Haidar Watto (PP-102), Hafiz Muhammad Usman Qadri (PP-105), Rao Kashif Raheem Khan (PP-105), Rae Ahsan Khan Kharal (PP-106), Changaiz Ahmad Khan (NA-102), Muhammad Ismail (PP-116), Chaudhry Parvaiz Dhillon (PP-110), Javaid Niaz Manj (PP-107), Qasim Farooq (NA-99), Ali Sarfraz & Khiyal Kastro (NA-103, PP-118), Mian Rehman Maqbool & Khalil-ur-Rehman Bhutta (NA-95, PP-98), and Abbas Ahmad (PP-117).

Similarly, a fine of Rs. 5,000 was imposed on each of Saif Ullah Gill (PP-107), Mehar Ata-ur-Rehman (PP-107), Rana Sultan Ali Khan (PP-107), Muhammad Akram Chaudhry (PP-101), Azhar Javaid Gujjar (PP-107), Sheikh Umair Ahmad (PP-107), Prof. Rana Munawar Khan (PP-107), and Prof. Rana Munawwar Khan (PP-106).

Meanwhile, the District Monitoring Officer also issued notices to three candidates in addition to warning six others of violations of the election code of conduct. Among them were Jaffar Ali Hocha (PP-102), Intizar Adil Taj (PP-112), Ali Akhtar Khan (PP-106), Sardar Sikandar Hayat Jatoi (PP-102), Rana Shoaib Idrees Khan (PP-99), Sardar Muzammal Sarwar Dogar (NA-101), Ajmal Hussain Babar and Sheikh Muhammad Mushtaq (PP-113, NA-101), and General (Retired) Muhammad Akram Sahi (NA-101).

The monitoring teams also removed 2900 panaflexes and oversized banners and posters from various parts of the district, including Allied Hospital Road, PMC Chowk, Mall Road, Bilal Road, Station Chowk to Abdullah Pur Chowk, Canal Road, Batala Colony, Jhal Bridge, GTS Chowk, Commissioner Office Road, Sheikhupura Road, Madani Road Samanabad, Akbar Abad Chowk, Kotwali Road, Jhang Road, Mansoorabad, Sammundri Road, Jaranwala Road, Satiana Road, Novelty Bridge, Rajay Wala, spokesman.