BHC annuls MPA’s disqualification

BHC annuls MPA’s disqualificationQUETTA: The Balochistan High Court on Friday declared the disqualification of former member of the provincial assembly Mohammad Khan Toor null and void and of no legal effects.

The Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified the former MPA on 10th April 2019. Chief Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Gul Hasan Tareen pronounced the verdict.

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The court annulled the disqualification of the petitioner under Article 62(1)(F) by ECP vide impugned order dated 10-04-2019, saying disqualification is null, void, and of no legal effects.

"This order of the Election Commission has no constitutional status," the order read.