KARACHI – Disgruntled members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) broke in and vandalised the party’s Insaf House in Karachi during their protest against the finalisation of candidates in the port city, police said on on Saturday.
The unidentified attackers first trespassed the property located on Shahrah-e-Faisal and then wrote phrases on the walls against PTI Sindh President Arif Alvi. “Usurping of seats by Karachi president is unacceptable. Go Arif Alvi go,” read one slogan.
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The attack apparently followed PTI chairman Imran Khan naming Firdous Shamim Naqvi as the candidate to contest from PS102 in Karachi.
Officials said the Insaf House administration did not allow the police to visit the premises.
According to the police, the Insaf House administration said that it was a party matter and was being resolved internally.
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Responding to the matter, PTI Chairman Imran Khan asked the PTI members to file complaints regarding the alleged bribery in the allocation of tickets.
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“Any PTI member who asks for money from a prospective candidate in return for a PTI ticket; or anyone you know who gives money in order to get favoured for a PTI ticket must be reported to the Party by calling this no: 0303 5375113. I will be deciding the final allocation of tickets,” he tweeted.
Election Commission of Pakistan issued the election schedule on Thursday, according to which the General Elections 2018 will be held on July 25.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/election-commission-of-pakistan-issues-schedule-for-2018-general-elections/
Addressing a press conference in the federal capital, Secretary Election Commission Babar Yaqoob said the country was moving towards the elections as per the law and the Constitution.
He announced that a public notice will be issued on June 1, followed by the scrutiny process on June 14.
“[The Election Commission of Pakistan] hereby calls upon the electors of the National Assembly Constituencies and the constituencies of the Provincial Assemblies of the Punjab, Sindh, KP, and Balochistan to elect their representatives from each of these constituencies to the general seats and in connection therewith appoints the following dates for various activities of election to the aforesaid Assemblies,” the notification reads.
