President approves appellate tribunals for 2013 elections, by-elections

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the Prime Minister, has approved the appellate tribunals for the disposal of appeals arising out of the decision of the returning officers for the 2013 elections and by-elections, said a statement from the President’s House.

According to the schedule for 2013 elections and by-elections appeals, if any, against the rejection or acceptance of the nomination papers can be filed till July 22, with such appeals required to be disposed of by the Tribunals by July 29.

The list of approved appellate tribunals is as follows:

Lahore:

Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan on the principal seats, Justice Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi and Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan on Multan seats, Justice Ijaz Ahmed and Justice Ibad-ur-Rehman Lodhi on the Rawalpindi bench, Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan and Justice Shezada Mazhar on Bahawalpur seats.

Sindh

Justice Faisal Arbab, Justice Ghulam Sarwar Korai and Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto.

K-P

Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Qaiser Rashid on principal seats;

Justice Rooh-ul-Amin Khan and Justice Syed Afsar Shah on Bannu bench;

Justice Abdul Latif Khan and Justice Lal Jan Khattak DI Khan bench.

Balochistan

Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai, JusticeNaeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar.