The Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council's petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan's decision to deny reserved seats to the party, Geo News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) recently announced that elections for 48 Senate seats will be held on April 2, marking the end of the six-year term for the current Senators. With 52 seats set to become vacant, elections will only be conducted for 48 senators.
According to the report, the election watchdog on Sunday issued a notification saying that the ECP Director General Training Saeed Gul will be the Returning Officer (RO) in the federal capital, whereas provincial election commissioners Aijaz Anwar Chohan, Sharifullah, Shamshad Khan, and Muha
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared that PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari secured victory with 411 votes in the presidential election, while his opponent PkMAP Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai got only 181 votes, Dawn reported.
The commission, in a comprehensive 10-page written verdict, highlighted that Achakzai had not raised any objections during the scrutiny of nomination papers.
According to the report, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday notified the allocation of reserved seats for women and minorities, which were claimed by PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), to other political parties.
Akbar S Babar filed two separate pleas with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday challenging the recent intra-party elections of the party founded by Imran Khan.
This comes after Pakistan electoral body's decision against the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)- wherein elected PTI lawmakers have taken refuge after being disallowed to contest the general elections on the party's electoral symbol.
According to the report, the platform 'X' has been blocked since the Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of engaging in 'rigging,' a charge refuted by both the electoral watchdog and the Chief Justice. T
Following the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) ruling against the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), the PTI has announced its intention to approach the Supreme Court against the 4-1 decision made by the electoral body.