PHC disposed of two petitions against the postponment of by-polls
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) disposed of two petitions of the Awami National Party leaders including the petition of Aimal Wali Khan and Ghulam Ahmed Bilour against the postponement of by-polls by the Election Commission of Pakistan following the announcement of Oct 16 as polling day.
“The petitions filed by ANP provincial president Aimal Wali Khan and former federal minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour had become infructuous after the ECP announced the polling date,” a bench of PHC consisting of Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Kamran Hayat Miankhel observed.
Aimal Wali Khan is a candidate for the NA-24 Charsadda seat whereas Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour is contesting on NA-31, Peshawar.
The petitioners are the joint candidates of the Pakistan Democratic Movement in the constituencies.
PHC disposed of two petitions against the postponment of by-polls
Both seats had fallen vacant after the National Assembly speaker accepted the resignations of incumbents Fazal Mohammad Khan and Haji Shaukat Ali, both from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.
Former premier of Pakistan Imran Khan has also been contesting election on both seats.
The petitioners had said in their petition that the ECP`s move to put of elections was against the law and in violation of Article 224 of the Constitution, which declared that a general election to the National Assembly or a provincial assembly would be held within 60 days of the seat falling vacant.
