RAWALPINDI, July 23 (TNS): The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench Monday rejected Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed’s plea challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to postpone election in the city’s NA-60 constituency.
The ECP had postponed polling after the arrest and disqualification of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Hanif Abbasi, Rasheed’s main contender for the seat, in the ephedrine quota case last week.
Justice Mujahid Mustaqeem of LHC’s Rawalpindi Bench upheld the ECP’s decision to postpone polling in NA-60 Rawalpindi. In his response to the verdict, Rasheed said that they were prepared for the election and would approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the LHC verdict on Tuesday. Submitting a petition through his counsel Sardar Abdul Razzaq earlier, Rasheed contended that election cannot be postponed due to the sentencing of a candidate.
