ECP trashes PPP plea against PM Imran for issuing funds before Senate polls

 

 

 The Election Commission of Pakistan Tuesday dismissed the

 Pakistan People’s Party PPP plea challenging Prime Minister Imran

 Khan for allocating funds to lawmakers before the elections for the

 upper house of the country's Parliament

A three-member bench of the commission led by Irshad Qaiser,

 while announcing the reserved decision, declared the plea ‘not

 maintainable’.

Earlier , PPP's counsel Nayyar Bukhari had filed the petition against

 the premier regarding corrupt practices in the Senate polls. Alleging

 that the premier violated Section 181 of the Election Act by offering

 Rs500 million under development funds , he argued that Khan met

 with lawmakers after the announcement of the Senate election

 schedule.

Bukhari added that four of the ruling party lawmakers also confessed

 about the funds while speaking in a television program.

After hearing all the arguments , the commission rejected Bukhari's

 petition.