ISLAMABAD – Announcing reserved verdict, the Election Commission ofPakistan (ECP) has ordered to hold re-polling at all polling stations inDaska NA-75.
During the hearing, the Election Commission remarked that the election wasnot fair and transparent during the by-election in NA-75. The ECP declaredby-polls held in NA-75 as declared and ordered to hold polling again onMarch 18.
Earlier today, hearing the arguments, the ECP reserved its verdict on NA-75Daska by-elections case.
During the hearing, PML-N lawyer Salman Akram Raja has asked the commissionto allow him to submit additional documents and proofs but the benchrejected his appeal and remarked, “You have already completed yourarguments in previous hearing.”
Meanwhile, PTI lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar has said that the electioncommission can hold investigation over halting voting process in theconstituency but, the inquiry trial is the mandate of Election Tribunal.
PML-N candidate Nosheen Iftikhar demanded to remove all those governmentofficials who were ‘involved’ in electoral fraud during the by poll ofNA-75 Daska.
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Nosheen Iftikhar stated in her affidavit and written reply submitted to theElection Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in connection with allegedirregularities in the by-election of NA-75 Daska. She said that policeofficer Zulfiqar Virk was not relieved of his security duties despite theECP orders.
She also said that the disappearance of 20 presiding officers was ashameful incident. “All those government officials who were ‘involved’ inelectoral fraud not only be removed from their posts but also givenexemplary punishment so that this could act as a deterrent in the futureand the ECP could enforce its writ.
The lawyer argued that the Punjab government and the IG had deliberatelyconspired the systematic rigging during the Daska by polls. “When theElection Commission ordered the removal of Zulfiqar Virk, the Punjabgovernment issued a notification in the full name of Zulfiqar Virk.”
This is the case of the state authority which committed fraud in theconstituency. Videos presented by the PML-N which was played at the meeting.
