Supreme Court greenlights Sanam Javed, Shaukat Basra's electoral race
Pakistan
Sanam Javed to contest elections from three constituencies
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf nominees Sanam Javed and Shaukat Basra to contest the upcoming elections.
A three-member bench, headed by Justice Muneeb Akhtar, heard the appeals against the rejection of papers.
The court allowed Sanam Javed to contest elections from NA-120, 119 and PP-150. The other applicant, Shaukat Basra, is a candidate from NA-163.
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The court ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to allot symbols to both.
The top court also asserted on the occasion that elections should be held in these constituencies on Feb 8 as per the schedule.
