The Election Commission of Pakistan has suspended the consolidation of the results for Islamabad’s NA-47 constituency following a petition by PTI-backed independent candidate Shoaib Shaheen against the returning officer (RO) and the district RO.

An order issued by the ECP said that Shaheen had argued that the Form 47 for the seat was not in accordance with the Form 45, since the former showed PML-N’s Tariq Fazal in the lead while the latter showed Shaheen in the lead.

The ECP issued a notice to the RO for a comprehensive report on the matter within three days. It also issued a notice to Fazal and suspended the consolidation of the result.

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