NA-125: PML-N to appeal election tribunal’s verdict in SC
Ahsan Iqbal says PML-N believes accepting election tribunal's decision could set a dangerous precedent
Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to file an appeal against an election tribunal’s decision to hold re-elections in NA-125 constituency of Lahore.
“Saad Rafique was willing to go for a reelection but the PML-N believes accepting the decision could set a dangerous precedent,” said Ahsan Iqbal while addressing a press conference in Islamabad. “We will challenge the tribunal’s decision in the Supreme Court.”
An election tribunal on Monday had ruled in favour of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), announcing re-polling in the coveted NA-125, Lahore Cantt constituency.
Iqbal added that holding re-elections on the basis of irregularities could set aside the entire election.
Read: Election tribunal rules in favour of PTI in NA-125, announces re-polling
“The entire election could be declared void if results from two to four bags disappear,” said the planning minister.
Earlier, Iqbal asked why Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan had staged a 126-day long sit-in in the capital if he trusted the election tribunals.
He said Imran was responsible for creating uncertainty and unrest in the country, as he did not want the PML-N to pursue its agenda of economic revival in the country.
Read: NADRA will release report exposing ‘rigging’ in NA-122: Imran Khan
The minister said that unlike PTI, the PML-N secured all its seats in the by-elections, whereas Imran’s party also got a defeat in cantonment elections, which he termed as “mini elections.”
PML-N leader Danyal Aziz also spoke on the occasion, saying that the election tribunal’s verdict does not state that the election in NA-125 was according to a “collusion or conspiracy” of the election officers, including district returning officers, returning officers and presiding officers.
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to file an appeal against an election tribunal’s decision to hold re-elections in NA-125 constituency of Lahore.
“Saad Rafique was willing to go for a reelection but the PML-N believes accepting the decision could set a dangerous precedent,” said Ahsan Iqbal while addressing a press conference in Islamabad. “We will challenge the tribunal’s decision in the Supreme Court.”
An election tribunal on Monday had ruled in favour of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), announcing re-polling in the coveted NA-125, Lahore Cantt constituency.
Iqbal added that holding re-elections on the basis of irregularities could set aside the entire election.
Read: Election tribunal rules in favour of PTI in NA-125, announces re-polling
“The entire election could be declared void if results from two to four bags disappear,” said the planning minister.
Earlier, Iqbal asked why Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan had staged a 126-day long sit-in in the capital if he trusted the election tribunals.
He said Imran was responsible for creating uncertainty and unrest in the country, as he did not want the PML-N to pursue its agenda of economic revival in the country.
Read: NADRA will release report exposing ‘rigging’ in NA-122: Imran Khan
The minister said that unlike PTI, the PML-N secured all its seats in the by-elections, whereas Imran’s party also got a defeat in cantonment elections, which he termed as “mini elections.”
PML-N leader Danyal Aziz also spoke on the occasion, saying that the election tribunal’s verdict does not state that the election in NA-125 was according to a “collusion or conspiracy” of the election officers, including district returning officers, returning officers and presiding officers.