Defeated LB election candidate opens fire on PML-N councillor in Ferozewala
Malik Shahbaz was critically injured in the incident while his wife died on the spot.
LAHORE (Web Desk) – A PML-N councillor was critically injured and his wife died on the spot when an opposition candidate barged into his house in Ferozewala tehsil and opened indiscriminate fire on Saturday, Dunya News reported.
As per details, independent candidate Muhammad Abbas, who got furious over his defeat in the second phase of local government elections from Nain Sukh Ward No. 3, attacked newly-elected councilor Malik Shahbaz inside his house today.
Malik Shahbaz was critically injured in the incident while his wife died on the spot.
Photo of victims.
Rescue men arrived at the scene and shifted the councillor to Mayo Hospital. The suspect fled the scene after attack.
Police have launched investigation into the incident.
Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have once again emerged as leading parties in the second phase of the Local Government elections held on November 19 in twelve districts of Punjab and Sindh’s fourteen districts.
Polling was generally peaceful and no fatality was reported in poll-related violence until the voting time ended. However, several clashes between supporters of rival candidates and political parties, use of firearms and some instances of violence against policemen by candidates’ supporters were reported.
Local bodies, in which voters elect councillors directly, devolve administrative and financial powers to lower tiers of electoral bodies.
The elections were last held in 2005 under General Pervez Musharraf, who came to power in a bloodless coup.
In March this year, the Supreme Court had called the absence of the local government system for over a decade unconstitutional and ordered the election commission to arrange for polls to be held as soon as possible.
