LAHORE: The district returning officer on Wednesday directed the DCO, Operations SSP and the PHA director, to submit a report within three days on 25 complaints against candidates from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, for violating code of conduct – for campaigning.
12 complaints were submitted against PML-N candidates Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, and Hamza Shahbaz, in NA-121, PP-149 and PP-150, for displaying banners larger than the size allowed by the Election Commission. Complaints were also filed against Rana Mashood, Mian Marghoob and Bilal Yaseen.
Six complaints were also filed against PPP candidates.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 25th, 2013.