ECP witholds victory notification of two PML-N candidates
Raheela Magsi and Iqbal Zafar Jhagra have been asked to submit the details of expenditure
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday withheld notifications regarding success of two Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) candidates Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and Raheela Magsi in the Senate elections.
According to the ECP, the notifications cannot be issued until the Islamabad High Court (IHC) gives its final verdict on constitutional petitions filed agianst these two candidates.
Members of the ruling party, Raheela Magsi and Iqbal Zafar Jhagra have also been asked to submit the details of the expenditure incurred during their election campaigns.
Failing to do so will result in non-issuance of the victory notification.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has received IHC notice pertaining to FATA senate elections. The court has stipulated a time frame of 7 days to Election Commission to submit a response.