The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected a plea by the ruling PTI to stop the issuance of notification of PPP Senator-elect Yousuf Raza Gilani s victory in the recent elections for the upper house of parliament. AFP/File
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday accepted for hearing a petition by the ruling PTI seeking disqualification of PPP Senator-elect Yousuf Raza Gilani, while directing that the names of two PTI lawmakers also be included as respondents.
The ECP decided to issue notices to the former prime minister and his son Ali Haider Gilani over a video in which Ali was seen telling PTI MNAs how to make a vote in the Senate election invalid by over-writing and ticking in front of the names of all candidates on the ballot paper and purportedly offered money and development funds.
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PPP leader and former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani speaks to the media alongside JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman outside the latter s residence. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday accepted a PTI petition seeking early hearing of its plea for disqualification of senator-elect Yousuf Raza Gilani and fixed the case for Tuesday (today).
The decision came hours after PTI lawmakers Farrukh Habib, Maleeka Bokhari and Kanwal Shauzab in their petition asked the ECP not to issue a notification of Mr Gilani’s victory in the recently held Senate polls and sought early hearing of the case which was earlier scheduled for March 11 a day before the election for the coveted slot of Senate chairman.
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