PS-114 by-election: ECP to announce verdict on MQM's petition today
MQM had filed petition against PPP Saeed Ghani's victory in the PS-114 by-election.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce its judgment today (Thursday) on Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan’s (MQM-P) petition against victory of Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) candidate Saeed Ghani in PS-114 by-election held on July-10.
MQM-P had filed petition in the ECP to declare the results of PS-114 by-poll annul. As per details available, counsel both parties summed up their arguments on Wednesday, upon which ECP reserved the verdict.
Aitzaz Ahsan, counsel of Saeed Ghani, apprised the electoral watchdog that not a single complain, pertaining to irregularities in vote count, was lodged by opponents.
“How tampering could be possibly done after results were forwarded to ECP,” remarked Aitzaz during proceedings.
MQM-P’s lawyer claimed that rules were violated in 21 polling stations while compiling outcomes, so results of these polling stations should be declared annul.
