Haider Riaz, District Monitoring Officer for PP 217, has ordered an investigation into PTI candidate Zain Qureshi, son of former foreign minister and party Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, for engaging in corrupt practises during the UC-44 by-election campaign in Multan.
The investigation is being conducted in response to a complaint received via social media. According to the article, Zain Qureshi is offering a brand new motorcycle to every voter who casts ten votes in his favor.
According to the inquiry letter, such practises are considered corrupt, and Article 218(3) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s Constitution empowers the Election Commission to protect against corrupt practises. Sadar assistant commissioner and DRTA secretary, Multan, have been designated as the recipients of the investigation.
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