Supreme Courtroom’s order to conduct re-election in PB-50 Constituency of Balochistan

The Supreme Courtroom has ordered re-election in PB-50 Qila Abdullah constituency of Balochistan. A 3-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa heard the petition associated to the election of PB 50 Qila Abdullah.

Justice Irfan Saadat Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan have been included within the 3-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa.

Firstly of the listening to, Waseem Sajjad, the lawyer of the petitioner Zumard Khan belonging to the Awami Nationwide Celebration, argued that the recount has been ordered solely on the polling stations the place my shopper Zumard Khan had gained. was additionally taken up however the Election Fee suspended the notification.

On this event, the lawyer of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) stated that there’s a contradiction in varieties 45 and 47 the place Zamrad Khan gained.

The petitioner’s lawyer stated that the argument of the Election Fee concerning the 99% turnout at sure polling stations as suspicious just isn’t acceptable, the turnout was additionally 99% at many polling stations within the constituency, however re-voting has not been ordered there.

On this, Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa remarked that the court docket shouldn’t be taken into such particulars, the tribunal has change into a tribunal, file the attraction there, the court docket can not sit and listen to 400 election instances.

He stated that if the events are happy, they may re-poll in all the constituency.

Later, the court docket annulled the Election Fee’s order of re-voting at solely 6 polling stations and ordered re-polling within the constituency with the consent of the events.

The court docket remarked that the Election Fee ought to guarantee clear polling as per the structure and legislation.

It ought to be remembered that Zumard Khan of Awami Nationwide Celebration was profitable from PB 50 Qila Abdullah, Zumard Khan’s victory was challenged by Malik Nawaz of Jamiat Ulema Islam (F) and Mirwaiz Achakzai of Pashtun Khawa Awami Celebration within the Election Fee.

Later, the Election Fee, on the request of Malik Nawaz, stopped the notification of victory of Zamard Khan and ordered re-polling at 6 polling stations, which was challenged by Zamard Khan within the Supreme Courtroom.