Supreme Courtroom : Orders re-election in DG Khan's PP-240

Supreme Courtroom (SC) on Monday rejected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Member of Provincial Meeting (MPA) Shamoona Badshah Qaisarani’s enchantment and ordered re-election in Dera Ghazi Khan’s PP-240.

A 3-member bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali performed listening to of the plea towards the MPA’s disqualification.

The court docket after listening to the arguments rejected Shamoona Badshah Qaisarani’s enchantment towards election tribunal’s disqualification resolution.

The tribunal had declared the seat vacant and directed the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) to carry by-election for PP-240.

The MPA then filed a petition in SC looking for suspension of the election schedule which was accepted by the court docket.

PP-240 outcomes had been challenged by impartial candidate Khawaja Daud Sulemani over irregularities and malpractices throughout polling. The petitioner additionally filed an utility below part 76-A that the respondent had hid her property in her nomination papers.