The consti­tuency is witnes­sing by-poll for the second time in the last five yearsISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Thursday defied the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) by addressing a rally in Lodhran. He stated that the notice has been served on the persons concerned in this connection. It stated that the ECP expects political parties, their leadership and candidates to comply with the code of conduct to increase public support for fair and transparent elections. ECP says returning officer to decide on MQM-P Senate nominationsFollowing his disqualification his son Ali Khan Tareen had submitted his nomination papers to contest the by-election. In 2015, Jahangir Khan Tareen of the PTI elected MNA but he was also disqualified on December 15, 2017, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Source: The Express Tribune February 10, 2018 04:30 UTC