LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday declined a request to appoint judicial officials as returning officers for by-elections in NA-149 Multan, Express News reported.
In the wake of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Javed Hashmi’s resignation from Parliament, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold by-polls for the seat. The LHC today wrote a letter to the ECP and informed the commission of its decision.
Javed Hashmi had resigned from Parliament on September 3.
Speaking at a joint session of Parliament, Hashmi said he had not given his resignation ‘willingly’, but did so in order to follow PTI's decision to quit the National Assembly.
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All the others who have resigned for NA seats should demand their resignations accepted and seats are due for by polls. What Hashmi said he would do it and he did. The others only talk of resignations but they are not serious and still pending depending upon whether the politicians meant it or not. Hashmi may or may not contest from that seat but he has won it several times and he can win it on any party's ticket or even independent. In politics there are no absolutes but compromises and Hashmi did not go for the extreme demands.
Now principally he should not run for his seat in by elections.
@Arslan: Yes What I man he is , he selected the right time to hit back on Imran Khan...... perfect timing indeed with high returns...
There has not been a single verdict by Lahore High Court against Shareef Bradaraan or their family in the last 30 years, does it make them angels? It is obvious that LHC would also defend this family who has surprisingly ruled Punjab for more than 30 years..... Whereas Javed Hashmi is concerned, he did a political suicide attack in a lowest manner possible in the history of world politics.....
So he will run for election with the support of PML N. This man has lost all my respect
Good decision. Why should the LHC appoint judicial officers as ROs when IK/PTISI will predictably rip them to shreds later on?
I will recon Javed Hashmi as a great man once he comes on TV (similarly as came against PTI) and demand appology from the nation for taking "bribe" from ISI in 1990, when he along with Nawaz sharif planned to topple PPP government.
If and when the by elections take place, Imran should put up a candidate against this Trojan Horse for the nation to see who is a bigger leader!
@Anjum Arshi: Why doesn't the speaker approve the resignation that are submitted to him a week ago???
What a farce now!!
Shouldn't there be 35 seats vacated by PTI? Why by-election on only one of them?
Respect for Javed Hashimi, Really what a man, never compromises over his personal opinion, courageful man, great loss to PTI.
Said, this I am myself a great and huge supporter of PTI and Imran Khan,
But the good thing about us, is that we are not blind supporters we have the dare to criticize wrong decisions, and accept our mistakes as a political party
Imran Khan and we will miss you Javed Hashmi.