LAHORE: A Pakistan Muslim League member of the Punjab Assembly on Saturday allegedly tortured and wounded an assistant election commissioner of Kasur on accusations of not cooperating with the elected counsellors, BBC Radio reported.
According to police, the incident happened on Saturday morning when MPA Ahmad Khan came to Assistant Election Commissioner Abdullah's office and accused him of delaying the issuance of counsellors' cards, the radio reported. This resulted in exchange of harsh words between them ending in a scuffle. The staff of the assistant election commissioner's office said Khan tortured Abdullah physically, reported the radio. It said that Abdullah was seriously injured and admitted to the Kasur district hospital. |