CEC notices against attack on PPP candidate’s office

Lahore: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan took notice of the attack on the office of Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) candidate. According to details, PPP's candidate Manzar Abbas Khokhar's office was attacked by a petrol bomb.

The party spokesperson said that Khokhar is contending for the upcoming general elections from the PP-162 constituency on February 8, 2024. His office was attacked by some anonymous persons. 

The spokesperson further said that the banners on the gate were blazed after catching fire from the petrol bombs while the assailants robbed the chairs and other things. 

Khokhar's son filed an application at the township police station. The police said that they would take legal action against the assailants after delving into the matter. 

In the meantime, the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) spokesperson said that they have been instructed to register a first information report (FIR) after a complaint by the PPP.

He added that the inspector general (IG) Punjab has also been issued instructions in this regard. 

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari censured the attack, saying that targeting the election office of the candidate was an ‘open challenge of terrorism’. He said that the Lahore police was biased for not registering the FIR of the incident. 

Bilawal also condemned the firing incident that took place in Gulshan-e-Buner on PPP's Agha Rafiullah's corner meeting. The incident left four people injured. 

Bilawal said that targeting the election campaigns of PPP candidates in Lahore and Karachi is perturbing, however people will respond to these tactics by voting for 'arrow' on February 8, 2024.