LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan has taken notice of the incident of violence and firing in Lahore constituency PP-167 while directing the CCPO to hold a transparent and impartial inquiry of the incident.

According to details, the activists of two political parties indulged in a brawl and also opened fire in which several persons got hurt on Sunday. The district monitoring officer taking prompt notice of the incident issued directions to the Lahore CCPO asking him to hold a transparent and impartial inquiry into the incident.

He asked the CCPO to take a legal action and punish those who were involved in the violence. The DMO directed the police officials to take measures in order to strictly implement the election code during the by-polls and also take to task those who were found guilty of committing violation. SHO of area where PML-N, PTI clashed suspended.

While terming the Saturday night’s armed clash between the PML-N and the PTI workers in Lahore tragic, Punjab Home Minister Attaullah Tarar said Sunday that the station house officer (SHO) of the area had been suspended, and a report from the superintendent of police (SP) concerned would also be sought, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel.