LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) stopped Election Commission ofPakistan (ECP) from issuing victory notification of Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Khawaja Muhammad Asif in NA-73 Sialkot.
Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh passed the orders while hearing a petitionfiled by runner up Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Usman Dar from theconstituency.
Representing the petitioner, Advocate Anees Hashmi submitted before thecourt that his client lost election to Khawaja Asif with a thin margin. Hesubmitted that the petitioner moved an application with the returningofficer for complete vote recount but the returning officer agreed torecounting of fifteen polling stations only.
Meanwhile, the court also dismissed a petition for vote recount in NA-114,filed by PPP runner up candidate Faisal Saleh Hayat.