Summary The PTI leader said PM's visit could influence by-election in favour of PML-N candidate.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Jahangir Tareen, the Central Organizer, of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, on Friday sent an urgent letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and requested him to stop Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from visiting Lodhran ahead of by-election.
The letter states that the Prime Minister would reportedly make a sudden visit to announce Rs 10 billion development package for Lodhran which could influence by-election in favour of PML-N candidate.
He urged the CEC to take immediate notice of Prime Minister’s visit.
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Jahangir Tareen forwarded a letter to CEC.
On October 28, the Supreme Court ended stay on conducting of re-election in NA-154 constituency of Lodhran and lifted restriction on PML-N candidate Siddique Baloch to contest the by-election.
Baloch, who won 2013 election as an independent candidate and later joined the PML-N, was de-seated by Multan election tribunal on August 26 over possession of fake degree. His victory was challenged by runner-up candidate Jahangir Tareen.
According to a fresh notification issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), by-election in the constituency will be held on December 3 this year.
