Waheeda Shah case: Sindh, federal govts at odds over PPP candidate’s fate
‘The election committee is equal to an Election Tribunal and can disqualify Shah’.
‘The election committee is equal to an Election Tribunal and can disqualify Shah’.
The bench put off the hearing till Monday.
I was optimistic about getting justice from the courts, says Wahida.
The ECP disqualified her for assaulting staff in Tando Muhammad Khan.
Court grants stay against rescheduled election.
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Bukhari’s counsel argues that there is no evidence.
Bukhari is facing two separate convictions given by the ECP and the Returning Officer.
The new PPP nominee, Aijaz Shah Bukhari, is a first cousin of Mohsin Shah.
Siyal maintained that the sessions court was not the right platform for an appeal against the verdict of the ECP.
Bukhari had challenged in the high court the two-year ban on her from contesting in the elections.
The ECP has no authority to invalidate poll results and to disqualify a contestant, says Bukhari’s counsel.
Petition challenges ECP’s decision to ban Waheeda Shah for slapping two women at a polling station.
I think that the Supreme Court took a timely decision in taking Ms Shah to task for her actions.
I am dismayed by the barometer with which the Supreme Court appears to gauge the seriousness of events.
