Elections in PK-78 suspended on demise of Haroon Bilour

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa constituency PK-78 have been postponed due to assassination of Awami National Party candidate Haroon Bilour in a bomb blast on Tuesday night. According to Election Commission of Pakistan, the elections on the said constituency will be held after general elections. – CEC slams ‘weakness of security institutions’ – Speaking about the incident, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (retired) Sardar Mohammad Raza Khan condemned the terrorist attack and termed it a weakness of security institutions. The attack was a conspiracy against the transparent elections, the CEC said, noting that the provincial governments were ordered to provide fool-proof security to all candidates.