LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday barred Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif from the inauguration of the dam in Kahuta ahead of by-election in PP-7 constituency of Rawalpindi.

The election commission has sent a notice to the prime minister to stop him from violating the code of conduct. The ECP said that the premier was scheduled to inaugurate the dam in Kahuta on June 29, adding that the area falls within the limits of constituency PP-7 Rawalpindi.

The electoral watchdog said that it was a violation of the code of conduct for public office holders to visit by-election constituencies and inaugurate development projects there.

The district returning officer of PP-7 contacted the principal secretary to the Prime Minister in this regard.

Following the ECP directions, the prime minister has canceled the inauguration of the dam to implement the code of conduct and the election commission has been informed about it.