Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Sunday directed the Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit a report on the alleged \u2018purchase of votes\u2019 in Lahore.<\/p>\n
This came after videos posted, circulated on social media showed a scene where votes are purchased for money. As reported by Samaa TV, one of the videos shows what appears to be a party office of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz. (PML-N) The video went viral a few days before Lahore\u2019s NA-133 by-polls that are scheduled to take place on December 5.<\/p>\n
As per the purported video, people sitting behind the desk could be seen making women pledge that they would vote for the PMLN in the December 5 by-polls.<\/p>\n
\u201cI swear with my hand on the Quran that on the fifth date [of December] I would vote for Muslim League Noon [PMLN],\u201d repeats each of the women after the alleged PLMN workers.<\/p>\n
As seen in the viral video, the voters were receiving Pakistan Rs 2,000 after making the pledge.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the other video showed male voters taking a similar pledge.<\/p>\n
After the video went viral, the Election Commission sent a notice to the Lahore commissioner and the Punjab police chief, seeking their help in identifying the individuals in the video.<\/p>\n
As reported by Express Tribune, the notice was also served to the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) chairman and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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