Summary Taking action on Dunya News' report, PML-N has suspended Tahir's basic membership
LAHORE (Dunya News) – A suspected robber Naveed Tahir who is currently in jail was elected as councilor from Lahore’s Union Council 124’s Ward number 6 without any campaign, Dunya News reported.
According to details, suspect Naveed Tahir is currently facing trial for allegedly snatching Rs 16 lakh from excise team.
Tahir was arrested along with accomplice ahead of election. The suspect was even presented before the media on October 28 by Superintendent of Police (SP) Cantonment.
According to details, Tahir fled after snatching Rs 16 lakh from excise team two months ago. He managed to secure PML-N ticket and was even elected as councilor after securing 328 votes.
Naveed Tahir has reportedly looted various mobile shops at Walton Road as well. The police had arrested him along with accomplice and also recovered Rs 5 lakh and weapons from him.
Taking action on Dunya News’ report, PML-N has suspended Tahir’s basic membership.
Read: PML-N, PPP secure thumping majority in Punjab, Sindh LB polls
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has won the majority of seats in Punjab and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has secured most seats in Sindh in the local government elections, according to unofficial results released on Sunday.
The local polls, the first in 10 years, were held on Saturday in the twelve districts including Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujrat, Chakwal, Bhakkar, Nankana Sahib, Kasur, Pakpattan, Okara, Lodhran, Vehari and Bahawalnagar of central province of Punjab and eight districts including Sukkur, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Ghotki, Larkana, Shahdadkot and Jacobabad of the southern province of Sindh.
The two other provinces, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the northwest and Balochistan in the west, voted earlier this year. The PTI won in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in May but the PML-N and its allies came out on top in Balochistan in January.
Local bodies, in which voters elect councillors directly, devolve administrative and financial powers to lower tiers of electoral bodies.
According to unofficial results, the PML-N led with 1,159 out of 2,696 UC seats, with independent candidates gaining the second position with 997 seats in the first phase of local government elections in Punjab.
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) party only won 275 seats and the PPP secured 48 posts of union council chairman/vice-chairman.
In Okara, the PML-N clinched 137 slots of UC and the PTI 21. Ninety-two offices went to independents while PPP secured 20 seats.
In Kasur, the PML-N won 127, followed by independents 89 and PTI 85.
In Gujrat, the PML-N bagged 93 seats, independents 51 and PML-Q 35.
In Bahawalnagar, independent candidates won 162 seats, PML-N 52 and Muslim League Zia secured 3 UC slots.
In Bhakar, 27 seats went to the N-League, 36 to independents and one to the PPP.
In Vehari district, 54 seats were won by the PML-N candidates, independent candidates 81, PTI 27 and the PPP secured only 3 seats.
In Lodhran, PML-N grabbed 71, independent candidates 82, and PTI won 13 seats.
In Nankana Sahib, PML-N secured 62 seats, independent candidates 62, PTI 20 and PPP got two seats.
In Pakpattan, PML-N succeeded in clinching 61 UC seats, independent candidates 52, PTI 21 and Awami Tehreek won one seat.
