Sheikh Rasheed's plea against delaying NA-60 poll rejected
AML president had referred to ECP notification as illegal, unwarranted and unconstitutional
Sheikh Rasheed. PHOTO:FILE
The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday rejected a petition filed by Awami Muslim League (AML) President Sheikh Rasheed challenging the postponement of polling in NA-60.
Rejecting the petition, the court upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan's decision to postpone polling in the Rawalpindi constituency.
Rasheed had earlier filed a petition challenging the postponement of polling in NA-60, Express News reported. The petition named the ECP and the returning officer of the constituency as respondents.
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The electoral body issued the notification of postponement after PML-N's Hanif Abbasi was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Referring to the suspension as "illegal, unwarranted and unconstitutional", the petition added that polls in a constituency can only be postponed in the event of a candidate's death.
Citing the example of Maryam Nawaz and her husband Safdar, the AML president stated that polling in the constituencies has not been postponed as the candidates were sentenced by law, hence, the election in NA-60 should not be suspended either.
Rasheed further added in the petition that ECP's notification should be suspended, otherwise "the whole constituency will suffer irreparable loss".
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An anti-narcotics court on Saturday handed down life imprisonment to Abbasi in the eight-year-old ephedrine case. Following the decision, the ECP postponed polling in NA-60, Rawalpindi.
The Express Tribune acquired a copy of Sheikh Rasheed's petition.
PHOTO: EXPRESS
Rejecting the petition, the court upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan's decision to postpone polling in the Rawalpindi constituency.
Rasheed had earlier filed a petition challenging the postponement of polling in NA-60, Express News reported. The petition named the ECP and the returning officer of the constituency as respondents.
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The electoral body issued the notification of postponement after PML-N's Hanif Abbasi was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Referring to the suspension as "illegal, unwarranted and unconstitutional", the petition added that polls in a constituency can only be postponed in the event of a candidate's death.
Citing the example of Maryam Nawaz and her husband Safdar, the AML president stated that polling in the constituencies has not been postponed as the candidates were sentenced by law, hence, the election in NA-60 should not be suspended either.
Rasheed further added in the petition that ECP's notification should be suspended, otherwise "the whole constituency will suffer irreparable loss".
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An anti-narcotics court on Saturday handed down life imprisonment to Abbasi in the eight-year-old ephedrine case. Following the decision, the ECP postponed polling in NA-60, Rawalpindi.
The Express Tribune acquired a copy of Sheikh Rasheed's petition.
PHOTO: EXPRESS