PESHAWAR: Regional election commissioner Saeed Ahmed on Wednesday has directed Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to not embark on Peshawar visit.
In a letter, the election commissioner stated that he got to know about the PM’s Peshawar tour from newspapers. Prime minister cannot visit Peshawar after scheduling of local bodies elections.
After the issuance of election schedule, the president, PM, governor, speaker, deputy speaker of any assembly, chairman and deputy chairman of Senate, federal and provincial ministers, advisors to PM of CM or any other holder of public office shall not visit the area of any local council to announce any development scheme or to canvass or campaign for about political party in case if someone is resident of the district where elections are being held, he may visit the district,, however, shall not take part in any kind of political activity, the letter mentioned