Election tribunal gives MNA, MPA time to reply

An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday granted an opportunity to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Rana Mubashir Iqbal and MPA Sami Ullah Chaudhry to submit replies to petitions challenging their poll victory from their constituencies.

The election tribunal comprising Justice Anwaar Hussain heard a petition filed by independent candidate Zameer Ahmad against the victory of Rana Mubashir from NA-124 in the general elections.

The MNA’s counsel sought time for filing a reply to the petition, which was granted by the tribunal.

The tribunal also allowed a request of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and granted it time to present the record of the constituency.