The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has fined Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur for violating the code of conduct of the upcoming local government elections in the country, reports Geo News.
Following complaints about the minister, Dera Ismail Khan Regional Election Commissioner Ijaz Ahmad, who is also the district monitoring officer for the local government polls, had summoned Gandapur earlier this week.
The regional election commissioner said that this matter could lead to disqualification if the minister was found involved in any violation of the ECP rules for the second time. The order issued by Ahmed stated: “The respondent was heard where his arguments could not satisfy the undersigned. He also accepted the violation of the code of conduct. The undersigned orders imposition of Rs50,000 fine on the respondent that is to be deposited in the exchequer by December 10.”
According to Dawn, Gandapur, while addressing a rally during the election campaign of his brother Umar Amin Gandapur, had threatened the Opposition with serious consequences.
The local government elections are set to take place on December 19 in 17 districts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.