ECP de-notifies Ayaz Sadiq

Published August 24, 2015
Punjab election commission's tribunal on Saturday ordered re-polling in National Assembly constituency, NA-122, declaring the election in the constituency null and void.   — Online/file
Punjab election commission's tribunal on Saturday ordered re-polling in National Assembly constituency, NA-122, declaring the election in the constituency null and void. — Online/file

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday de-notified National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq with effect from August 22, 2015, after receiving a copy of the decision announced by Punjab election commission's tribunal.

Meanwhile PML-N sources told DawnNews that Sadiq's lawyers had prepared a 50-page petition, challenging the decision of Punjab's election tribunal.

Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz's Ayaz Sadiq had defeated PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the 2013 general elections from NA-122 after which PTI had challenged the results.

ECP de-notification notice
ECP de-notification notice

Punjab election commission's tribunal on Saturday ordered re-polling in National Assembly constituency, NA-122, declaring the election in the constituency null and void – accepting Imran Khan's petition challenging the 2013 election result.

Read: NA-122 election tribunal deseats Ayaz Sadiq, orders re-polling

Federal Infor­ma­tion Minister Pervez Rashid announced on Sunday that the judgment of the election tribunal regarding deseating of Ayaz Sadiq would be challenged in the Supreme Court.

ECP orders re-polling for Attock

After the assassination of Punjab home minister Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada, ECP has ordered re-polling on the now vacated provincial assembly seat of Attock-II.

In a notification issued on August 24, ECP ordered the re-polling of the seat and issued a schedule for the same.

According to the ECP issued schedule, the last date for filing of nomination papers is September 9, with the polling scheduled for October 6, 2015.

Khanzada was killed in a suicide attack on his political office in Shadi Khan village, Attock, along with 16 others.

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