By-elections 2024: 3 injured in dispute at polling stations
LAHORE – Three injured in violence in polling stations during Incidents of firing and violence have marred the by-elections on 21 constituencies of National and provincial assemblies of Pakistan.
Three individuals were injured due to gunfire clashes between workers of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) at the Government Primary School Nizampura in Shekupura’s tehsil, Ferozawala.
Tensions escalated further at the Sheikhupura PP-139’s polling station Jhunghian Siyala, where supporters of PML-N and SIC engaged in confrontations, leading to a temporary halt in the polling process.
According to the spokesperson of the Election Commissioner Punjab, the polling process has been resumed after the situation was brought under control.
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Meanwhile, at PP-149’s polling station 171, a dispute erupted between candidates of SIC and IPP. Police intervened and detained workers from both parties involved in the altercation.
Elahi Vs. Elahi: PP-32 Gujrat set for uncle-nephew showdown
Today’s by-election in PP-32 Gujrat is set to witness a political showdown within the Elahi family, as former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi gears up to compete against his nephew, Musa Elahi, who is representing the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q).
The contest for this seat arose after Chaudhry Salik Hussain retained his National Assembly position, leaving PP-32 vacant. Last month, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi announced his decision to participate in the by-polls.
Family members of the Elahi clan visited Parvez Elahi in jail to endorse his candidacy, and getting his nomination papers signed for the upcoming election.
Expressing his discontent during an informal exchange with journalists at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) court, Elahi criticised the ban on meetings in Adiala Jail with the PTI founder and former chairman Imran Khan.
Labeling it unconstitutional, he accused the authorities of undermining the people’s trust by manipulating PTI’s mandate, and further exacerbating their already compromised self-esteem.
Elahi went on to predict that Form-45 would serve as a trap for what he referred to as “fake rulers”.
