ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the code violation case against Punjab Minister for Food Bilal Yaseen till September 14.
A five-member bench of ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Sardar Raza Khan heard the case against the minister.
Advocate Yaseen Shahzad Shaukat submitted the reply on behalf of his client, which stated that the minister had not violated the code of conduct of ECP by campaigning for the PML-N’s candidate in the constituency. He added that Bilal Yaseen has a house in the area and he had only gone there.
The CEC remarked that the ECP had not stopped anyone from going to his home. He added that the ECP had taken notice of the minister’s involvement in the election campaign on the basis of a video that showed him attending an election rally in the constituency.
The CEC said that the election code of conduct had come into effect with the announcement of the schedule for the by-election.
