ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday announcedthe establishment of election tribunals which will hear and dispose ofappeals filed against decisions taken by returning officer.

The country’s electoral body has established 12 tribunals on therecommendation of chief justices of high courts.

Five tribunals have been established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). JusticeSyed Afsar Shah, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice Lal Jan Khattak, JusticeMohammad Ghazanfar, Justice Abdul Shakoor and Justice Ijaz Anwar will bepresiding over the trials in the province from Peshawar, Abbotabad,Mingora, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan. Four out of the five tribunals aresingle bench.

In Punjab, Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi, Justice Faisal Zaman Khan,Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi and Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh form the tribunalfor Lahore. Justice Masood Abid Naqvi will preside over the Bhawalpurbench, Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Mirza Viqas will bepresiding over Multan bench and Justice Ibadur Rehman will hear cases inRawalpindi.

Two tribunals will be set up in Sindh and one in Balochistan. JusticeMohammad Karim Khan Agha, Justice Yousaf Ali Sayeed and Justice Syed HassanAzhar Rizvi will be overlooking the principal seat in Karachi. JusticeFahim Siddiqui will overlook the Sukkur bench. Justice Mohammad Hashim KhanKakkar and Justice Muhammad Ejaz Swati will hold trials at the principalseat in Quetta.

Returning officers (ROs) on Tuesday will conclude the scrutiny ofcredentials of over 21,000 candidates in the run for the July 25 generalelections.