KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued notice for Wednesday (tomorrow), to Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman for allegedly ‘violation’ of the election code of conduct.
ECP’s District Monitoring Officer Muhammad Saleem Abbasi summoned Hafiz Naeem to appear before the election watchdog on November 6 and submit his reply.
The electoral watchdog specifically mentioned in it’s notice the ban on large gatherings and events in Gulberg Town ahead of the local government by-election. The notice reads that ‘Bano Qabil’ test gathering was held on November 1 in Karachi’s Gulberg locality was violation of the electoral guidelines.
The ECP finalised a plan to establish three-tier Election Monitoring and Control Centres (EMCC) to oversee the local government by-elections scheduled for November 14, in 26 Sindh districts.
The EMCC will be set up at the provincial, divisional, and district levels to register to address public complaints of candidates and people.
According to an ECP official, all EMCCs will be activated 24 hours before the local government by-elections and will remain operational until the final result is announced.
The provincial election monitoring and control centre will oversee the electoral process round the clock from the office of the provincial election commissioner, while the regional election monitoring and control centre will monitor elections at the divisional level, managed by regional election commissioners, to ensure transparency and fairness in the upcoming local government by-elections.
At the district level, the EMCC will operate under the supervision of District Returning Officers to monitor and address complaints during the upcoming local government by-elections.
