IHC stops proceedings of election tribunal in NA 46

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered a stay on the Election Tribunal’s proceedings related to NA 46. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq presided over a hearing on a petition filed by PTI candidate Amir Mughal represented by lawyer Faisal Fareed Chaudhry.

The court issued a stay order restricting the Election Tribunal from further action over Mughal’s petition. Notices were also issued to the parties involved seeking their responses. The Registrar’s Office will schedule the next hearing. The NA 46 seat is currently held by PML N candidate Anjum Aqeel Khan. PTI’s Amir Mughal has challenged the appointment of a new Election Tribunal.

Following the court’s directive the tribunal will not proceed with cases related to Islamabad’s three constituencies. Earlier Justice (retd) Abdul Shakoor Paracha had scheduled hearings for all three Islamabad constituencies including NA 46 for December 24. Previously the IHC had also issued orders to stop the Election Tribunal’s proceedings for NA 47 and NA 48 in Islamabad.