Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim on Monday said that investigations had been initiated into the seizure of 90,000 fake ballot papers recovered by police in Lower Dir.
“We are investigating the culprits behind the 90,000 fake ballot papers apprehended in Lower Dir by the local police. Rest assured I will take action,” the chief election commissioner said.
The police on Sunday claimed recovering 90,000 ballot papers from a vehicle in Lower Dir’s Chakdara area.DIG Malakand range Obaidullah Khan had said that the police team had recovered and confiscated the ballot papers for National Assembly elections during the search of a vehicle and that the papers were not carrying the seal of the Election Commission of Pakistan and therefore appeared fake.
Two persons were also taken into custody and were booked under sections 419, 420, 468 and 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The fake ballot papers were meant for NA-34 constituency of Lower Dir.
Meanwhile, Election Commission Secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed hailed the action taken by the police team saying the preparation and transportation of ballot papers was being carried out under military supervision to minimise risk of ballots leakage and bogus voting.
