ECP directs Pemra to put a stop on govt ads.

ISLAMABAD -- The Election Committee of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to take concrete steps to stop airing govt ads on television channels.

Taking notice of the advertisements being aired on different TV channels including the development schemes being run by the provincial government, the ECP spokesman said that the polling for the second phase of the LG polls in the province is underway in the province and running of advertisements during the polling is a violation of the code of conduct.

The Commission has asked the provincial government to immediately stop airing advertisement campaigns.

Meanwhile, the polling is going smoothly in seven districts of Karachi and nine districts of the Hyderabad...