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Pak SC rejects Imran Khan govt s appeal against ECP s decision to hold re-polling in NA-75 Daska ANI | Updated: Apr 02, 2021 15:00 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): The PakistanSupreme Court on Friday rejected the ruling government s appeal against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) directives to conduct re-polling in the entire NA-75 Daska constituency.
A three-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, had taken up an appeal filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Ali Asjad Malhi challenging ECP s February 25 order for re-election in the entire constituency, reported Dawn.
In the order, Justice Bandial said the court had taken the decision in light of the law, the Constitution and its own jurisdiction while remarking that guidelines would be issued to prevent similar incidents.
ECP s Daska re-poll decision upheld
Re-elections will be held on April 10
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ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the PTI’s appeal against the directives of the Election Commission of Pakistan for re-polling in the constituency of NA-75 Sialkot-IV (Daska) and maintained the polling body s decision.
The ECP had earlier annulled the by-poll held in the constituency on February 19 and ordered a fresh election on March 18.
It was later rescheduled to take place on April 10.
A three-member apex bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, dismissed PTI candidate Ali Asjad Malhi s petition and announced the short order after hearing arguments by all sides.
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) request to set aside the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) ruling calling for re-election in the entire NA-75 Daska constituency.
A three-member bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin heard the petition filed by PTI candidate Asjad Ali Malhi seeking suspension of the ECP’s decision to hold re-elections in NA-75 Sialkot-IV (Daska).
Justice Bandial denied the PTI counsel Shehzad Shaukat request, saying re-polling would take place “for sure” but it was yet to be determined whether it would happen in the entire constituency or in certain polling areas.
The election appellate tribunal court of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) former information minister Pervaiz Rashid against the rejection of his nomination papers for Senate elections by the Returning Officer.
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LAHORE:
An election tribunal in Sindh has set aside objections raised to a returning officer’s (RO) decision to accept the nomination papers of PTI leader Faisal Vawda for the upcoming Senate polls, scheduled for March 3.
A similar tribunal in Punjab has, however, upheld an RO’s decision to reject PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid’s nomination papers because of non-payment of outstanding dues of the Punjab House in Islamabad.
PPP candidate Qadir Khan Mandokhail had filed an appeal against the RO’s February 18 order, arguing that Vawda, also the federal minister for water resources, had hidden his dual nationality ahead of the July 2018 general election and therefore he was not truthful and trustworthy in view of Article 63.