PTI urges ECP to take notice of 'pre-poll rigging' in Khyber Agency

27 Apr, 2013

Expressing grave concern over massive usage of funds in electioneering campaign, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Agency has demanded of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), to take notice of pre-poll rigging in constituency NA-45 and NA-46.
Speaking at a news conference here at press club on Friday, PTI president Khyber Agency, Haji Mohammad Iqbal Afridi accused the votes are being selling on two constituencies in NA-45 and NA-46. He termed that the massive usage of funds as violation of basic code of conduct defined by Election Commission of Pakistan for the elections. Afridi accused candidates Hamidullah Jan, Mohammad Shah Afridi, Nasir Afridi, and Shah Jee Gul are distribution millions of rupees on daily basis, to ensure their win in the election.
He demanded of the ECP to take immediate notice against the contenders, meant to ensure free, fair and transparent election in tribal region. It should be ensured to implement basic code of conduct in these constituencies, he demanded. On the occasion, the Pakistan Muslim League-Qauid former general secretary Bara, Khyber Agency, Sarwar Ali Shah Afridi, resigned from his party and join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf along with family members and friends.

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