Man conducting ‘LG poll survey’ arrested

E-Paper | June 04, 2026

KASUR: Police on Saturday arrested a man conducting a survey regarding the upcoming local bodies election and collecting data about “favourite candidates” in each union council.

Worker of a political party, Mirza Naseemul Hasan, submitted an application to the district Election Commission, saying an agent of a non-government organisation (NGO) was collecting data regarding the favourite local government candidates through a door-to-door survey, claiming the practice was against the Election Commission of Pakistan rules.

The Election Commission summoned the returning officer concerned and called for a legal action.

On the complaint of RO Rana Tajamal Husain (Ward No 1 to 17), B-Division police arrested surveyor Ali Murtaza and recovered “survey material” from him.

The “suspect” told police he was hired for conducting the survey by an NGO that was working in the entire district.

The forms recovered from Murtaza bear ‘FOP INF 15/3/2013 Government of Punjab, Information and Culture Department.’

Police were yet undecided about the sections under which an FIR should be registered.

Published in Dawn October 4th, 2015

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PakPower

Oct 04, 2015 10:50am

My God. What lengths PMLN goes to, to hide its declining popularity.

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Mohammed

Oct 04, 2015 12:49pm

One could be arrested for casting ones vote soon became it's against ECP rules and regulations.

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Fawad khan

Oct 04, 2015 02:04pm

I can't understand ECP rules. The government can use the whole official machinery and they would do nothing. Major political parties would fake intra party elections and they would do nothing. A guy would visit few houses to conduct survey and they suddenly come into action.

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Muhammed

Oct 04, 2015 06:44pm

actually it is what the RULERS want - they are going to be defeated and are at their wits and do not know what they can do. lets put more pressure on them to ensure that they reduce (if not abandon) these kinds of activities

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Azhar Malik

Oct 04, 2015 07:51pm

@PakPower Don't u know the election results of whole last year which unambiguously shows that PMLN popularity is increasing and PTI.popularity is going down day by day. After dherna PTI has lost all the six by elections and with greater margin than election 2013. In latest bye election PTI candidate lost the election by 45000 votes.

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Shehz

Oct 05, 2015 07:25am

Surveys are illegal? Now that is news.

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