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Pakistan Election Commission Tightens Pre-Poll Policing, Adjourns Cases

The pre-poll push targets public officeholders’ campaign activity, with fresh guidance issued for security forces on duty.

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Overview

  • The District Monitoring Officer in Dera Ghazi Khan issued a notice to Federal Minister Owais Laghari over participation in NA-185 campaign events.
  • Faisalabad’s monitoring officer fined Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry Rs50,000 for repeated violations and sent a reference to the ECP for further action.
  • The ECP summoned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi; his lawyer Ali Bukhari appeared and the commission granted Afridi an exemption for non-appearance.
  • The commission released a code of conduct for the Pakistan Army and civil armed forces assigned to election duty.
  • An ECP bench led by the Chief Election Commissioner adjourned related proceedings indefinitely, with Punjab’s ECP office directing implicated officials to submit explanations and vowing impartial polls.