ISLAMABAD: The Election Commision of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday declared the National Assembly seat held by deceased religious affairs minister, Mufti Abdul Shakoor, vacant, ARY News reported.
According to the notification, there will be no by-election on the vacant seat of Mufti Abdul Shakoor, as the present assembly will complete its tenure in August.
It is pertinent to mention here that Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mufti Abdul Shakoor died in road accident in Islamabad last month.
In a statement, Islamabad police had said that the federal minister was travelling to Secretariat Chowk from Marriott near Iftar timings when a Hilux Revo carrying five men hit his car.
Maulana Abdul Shakoor was shifted to Polyclinic Hospital but he could not survive and succumbed to his injuries.
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Five people were travelling in the Hilux Revo and they, along with their vehicle, had been taken into custody, police added.
According to the police report, the vehicle that hit the JUI-F’s vehicle was moving at speed of 110 kilometers per hour against the fixed speed of 60km at Constitutional Avenue.
