THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDING OFFICERS APPOINTED FOR EACH POLLING STATION OF PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA FROM CONSTITUENCY NO. PK-08 PESHAWAR-VIII,TO EXERCISE THE POWERS OF A MAGISTRATE OF THE FIRST CLASS
ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
(PUBLIC RELATIONS WING)
Press Release
Islamabad, the 29th April, 2016
The Election Commission of Pakistan hereby authorizes the Presiding Officers appointed for each Polling Station of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Constituency No. PK-08 Peshawar-VIII, to exercise the powers of a Magistrate of the First Class under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act No. V of 1898) from 11th to 13th May, 2016, in respect of the offences punishable under section 80, section 82A, section 83, section 84, section 85, section 86 and section 87 of the Representation of People Act 1976, take cognizance of any such offence under any of the clauses of sub-section (1) of section 190 of the said Code of the Criminal Procedure and try such offence in a summary way in accordance with the provisions of the said Code, relating to summary trials.