PML-N candidate served notice for terming vote for women ‘haram’
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2025-02-17 05:18:59
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate from Muzaffargarh Haroon Sultan Bukhari has been served a show-cause notice for his recent statement against ‘casting vote for women’.
The candidate has been asked to appear in deputy commissioner office at 10:00 am tomorrow, said the district returning officer on Wednesday.
“One sided action would be taken against Sultan, if he does not appear,’ the notice read.
The PML-N candidate had termed it ‘haram’ (forbidden by Islam) to cast vote for women.
Haroon is contesting elections from the National Assembly constituency NA-184 against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI’s) female candidate Zehra Basit Sultan Bukhari, who is also reportedly his sister-in-law.
Haroon made this contentious claim while addressing a public meeting in his constituency.
The PML-N candidate said he is bound to the directions of religion, adding he would abstain from casting vote to a woman as it is considered ‘haram’ in Islam.
Haroon has served as provincial minister for social welfare & Bait-ul-Mall in the previous tenure of the PML-N government.
