ECP adjourns hearing on violation of code of conduct in By-election till Sep 29

• ECP served reminder notice to Chairman PTI Imran Khan for not appearing
• The case was heard by a four-member commission headed by Member Sindh Nisar Durrani
• The hearing of the case against Imran Khan and Mahmood Khan has been postponed till September 29

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has served another notice to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for not appearing in code of conduct violation case.

The hearing of case on the violation of code of conduct in by-election campaign was held at ECP.

According to details, notices were heard against Chairman PTI Imran Khan and Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Mahmood Khan on the issue of violation of code of conduct and use of government machinery in by-election campaign .

The case was heard by a four-member commission headed by Member Sindh Nisar Durrani, during which the Chief Minister’s lawyer KP appeared and said that the District Monitoring Officer Charsadda has also issued a notice on the same matter. How can hearing be held in two forums at the same time?

But commission member Balochistan has said that commission has issued notices for violations in various constituencies as government machinery, and helicopters have been used indiscriminately,and all provincial government machinery is in the hands of the Chief Minister.

On this occasion, Special Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan said that this case has been sent by the Joint Provincial Election Commissioner.

The Election Commission has said that the notice should be sent again if no one appeared on behalf of Imran Khan.

The hearing of the case against Imran Khan and Mahmood Khan has been postponed till September 29.

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Earlier, It is pertinent to mention that, on September 18, the ECP had served another notice to former prime minister Imran Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Mahmood Khan for violating the code of conduct before by-polls .