ISLAMABAD: In order to ensure their presence in the polling stations amid the upcoming Senate election, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to give right to vote to all detained lawmakers.
According to the details, the ECP has directed National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman, chief secretaries of Sindh and Punjab, and other authorities concerned to ensure the presence of detained provincial and National Assembly members in the polling stations on 3rd of March.
It is pertinent to mention here that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah and other lawmakers were currently in NAB’s custody. Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh was also in police custody.