Arguments continue on NA-154 rigging case
As many as 30,000 extra ballot papers were printed for NA-154 against registered electoral rolls of 375,000
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MULTAN:
An election tribunal on Monday heard final arguments from the petitioner on a petition challenging NA-154 election result and set June 25 to hear the respondent’s arguments.
As many as 30,000 extra ballot papers were printed for NA-154 against registered electoral rolls of 375,000, said Abdul Hafeez Pirzada representing Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) General Secretary Jehangir Tareen, in his closing arguments.
He said Form-15 for 58 polling stations were not submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan. He said electoral rolls of 70 polling stations were missing.
He said the ECP had records of 290 polling station but records of 14 polling stations were missing.
Pirzada said Siddique Khan Baloch had violated the Section 62/63 of the Constitution.
“His academic certificates are not authentic,” he said. “He did not contest elections in 2002 because he did not meet the eligibility requirement. Now he claims that he is a graduate.”
His arguments lasted five hours.
Counsel for Siddique Khan Baloch would present his arguments before the tribunal on the completion of Pirzada’s arguments on June 25.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2015.
An election tribunal on Monday heard final arguments from the petitioner on a petition challenging NA-154 election result and set June 25 to hear the respondent’s arguments.
As many as 30,000 extra ballot papers were printed for NA-154 against registered electoral rolls of 375,000, said Abdul Hafeez Pirzada representing Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) General Secretary Jehangir Tareen, in his closing arguments.
He said Form-15 for 58 polling stations were not submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan. He said electoral rolls of 70 polling stations were missing.
He said the ECP had records of 290 polling station but records of 14 polling stations were missing.
Pirzada said Siddique Khan Baloch had violated the Section 62/63 of the Constitution.
“His academic certificates are not authentic,” he said. “He did not contest elections in 2002 because he did not meet the eligibility requirement. Now he claims that he is a graduate.”
His arguments lasted five hours.
Counsel for Siddique Khan Baloch would present his arguments before the tribunal on the completion of Pirzada’s arguments on June 25.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2015.