ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed’s plea challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to postpone elections in the NA-60 constituency.
Earlier this week, the ECP announced to postpone polls in NA-60 after PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi, contesting from the area and against Rasheed, was disqualified for life and handed life sentence in ephedrine quota case.
The AML chief had earlier filed a plea against ECP’s decision in the Lahore High Court (LHC), which was rejected by the court’s Rawalpindi bench on Monday.
Rasheed had filed a plea in the Supreme Court via his counsel Sardar Abdul Razzaq.
He maintained that elections in any constituency can only be postponed upon death of a candidate, and that LHC endorsed ECP’s decision without taking law into consideration.
A Chief Justice Saqib Nisar headed bench conducted hearing of the petition filed. The apex court rejected Rasheed’s petition, while it issued a notification to ECP to uphold its decision to postpone polls in the constituency.
