Pakistan Election Commission Delays Ruling on Awaam Pakistan Party’s Delisting Appeal

ECP reserves verdict on maintainability of Awaam Pakistan’s appeal against its delisting

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the maintainability of an appeal filed by Awaam Pakistan against its delisting over allegedly failing to hold intra-party elections. A four-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja heard the appeal filed by party chief and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who appeared in person. The electoral watchdog had delisted the party on August 7. It had taken up the ma...

By [email protected] (Iftikhar A. Khan)