Senior PML-N leader says ready to address objections but no one cooperating
Pervaiz Rashid. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
Senior PML-N leader and former information minister Pervaiz Rashid on Friday challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision of rejecting his nomination papers for the Senate election scheduled for March 3.
Rashid challenged the impugned order at the Punjab Election Appellate Tribunal of the Lahore High Court, saying that he was ready to address the objections raised by the returning officer.
The election tribunal is expected to take up Rashid’s plea tomorrow (Saturday).
One of the objections pertained to a purported demand raised by Comptroller Punjab House, Islamabad through a notice on January 17, 2019 for an amount of Rs6.9 million and another notice for an amount of Rs2.65 million, making a total of over Rs9.5 million.
ECP issues production orders for all detained MPs
Says no one can be prevented from exercising their right to vote
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ISLAMABAD:
The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued production orders for imprisoned members of the national and provincial assemblies so that they could be a part of the voting process for the Senate election scheduled for March 3.
According to the order issued by the ECP on Friday, presence of PML-N President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, PPP’s MNA Khursheed Shah, PML-N’s MNA Khawaja Asif, Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz, and MNA Ali Wazir should be ensured at the polling stations on the day of the upper house election.