The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the notifications which declared Maulana Muhammad Ahmad Ludhianvi of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ also formerly known as Sipah Sahaba Pakistan- a banned sectarian outfit)) as winning candidate from Jhang NA-89.
The Election Commission of Pakistan and an election tribunal had declared Ludhianvi the winner after Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Sheikh Muhammad Akram was disqualified for allegedly being a loan defaulter. The election tribunal had passed the order on a petition filed by Ludhianvi in which he had alleged that Akram was not an eligible candidate as he did not fulfil the condition of being “sadiq and ameen” (truthful and trustworthy).
A three-member bench headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali suspended both the notifications, saying that the tribunal had not given enough reasons for the disqualification.
