Election Commission to hear petitions against results
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The Sindh High Court (SHC) has sent petitions against the results of 58 constituencies of Karachi and Hyderabad to the Election Commission.
The SHC has sent the applications of Jamaat-e-Islami's candidate Syed Abdul Rasheed from PS 106, PTI's Raja Azhar candidate from PS 95 petition against Farooq Awan PTI's independent candidate Riyaz Haider against form 47 from constituency NA 250 and Irfanullah Marwat of GDA petition against the success of Saeed Ghani to the Election Commission.
The SHC has directed that the Election Commission should hear the complaints of all the parties and take a decision before February 22 as per the law and should examine the records of the applicants in Form 45 or 47. The court has ordered that any irregularity, if found, should be removed. The court disposed of the petitions.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th 2024.