The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the code of conduct for the upcoming Local Government Elections in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), barring the holders of public office, including the president, prime minister and chief ministers, from visiting the Union Councils.
The decision was taken, in order to ensure that elections of the Union Councils and Wards in ICT are conducted fairly, said spokesman of the ECP on Thursday.
ECP directs that all executive authorities in the federation will not use state resources in Local Government Elections calculated to influence the elections in favour of a particular candidate or a political party.
If any person in government service misuses his official position in any manner in order to influence results of elections, he will be liable to be proceeded against under Section 60 of the Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act, 2015, it added.
“No transfers / postings of the civil servants shall be made after the issuance of Schedule of local government elections for ICT without prior approval of the Election Commission till the publication of election results, said ECP. After the issuance of Election Schedule, the president, prime minister, chairman/deputy chairman senate, speaker, deputy speaker, federal ministers, ministers of state, advisors to the prime minister another public office holders will neither openly nor in secret give any subscription or donation or make promises for giving such subscription or donation to any institution, nor shall inaugurate, commit to undertake or announce any development project therein for the advancement of the campaign of a candidate of his choice and thereby influence the results of elections,” said the spokesman.
Any holder of public office, who is found to have violated any provision of election laws or the instructions issued by the EC, shall be proceeded against as mandated in law, he added.
