ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar has resigned as Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs.
In a tweet, Usman Dar said he took the decision in view of an ongoing campaign for the by-election in NA-75, Sialkot and the Election Commission of Pakistan’s code of conduct.
He said he thought his services for the electioneering in the NA-75 were more crucial for the party than his post. He said prior to the decision, Prime Minister Imran Khan was also taken into confidence.
According to the details, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday had issued notice to Special Assistant to Prime Minister Usman Dar for violation of the code of conduct ahead of a by-election in NA-75 Sialkot. The ECP, in its notice, told Dar that his picture with PTI candidate in Daska was a violation of the Election Act, 2017.
It may be recalled that in December last year, the Election Commission had decided to hold by-elections in 8 National and Provincial Assembly constituencies across the country.
Usman Dar on the other hand argued that the elected representatives from the opposition parties such as Rana Sanaullah, Ahsan Iqbal, Khurram Dastgir, and Mian Javed Latif also participated in the electioneering. The ECP also issued notice to four PML-N leaders including Khurram Dastgir, Azma Bukhari, Subhani, and Mian Afzal.
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National Assembly seat NA-75 Sialkot and NA-45 Orakzai, Provincial Assembly seat PP-51 Gujranwala, Sindh Assembly constituency PS 88 Malir, PS 52, PS 43 Sanghar, Pakhtunkhwa Assembly constituency PK 63 Nowshera and Balochistan Assembly constituency PB-20 Pishin seat is vacant.
