Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah, on Wednesday urged newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to take notice of methods used by election tribunals in Sindh and Punjab.
The opposition leader said in a statement that in Sindh, the tribunals declare a runner-up winter in case of rigging, while in Punjab the same tribunals order reelection.
Election tribunal Karachi on Saturday announced Ghous Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) successful thereby declaring the success of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Nawab Wasaan null and void.
Syed Ghous Ali Shah filed an electoral petition against the triumph of Nawab Wassan in NA-215, accepting which, election tribunal Karachi reserved its decision after listening to the arguments of both parties’ lawyers.
According to details, Nawab Wassan of PPP got 91,809 votes in elections 2013 whereas Ghous Ali Shah of PML-N gained 66,481 votes.
Election tribunal Karachi had sent 1,74,291 votes to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for confirmation whereas NADRA only verified 47,291 votes. However, 99,752 votes were declared to be unrecognizable by NADRA authorities.
As a result of recounting, election tribunal Karachi decided to declare Ghous Ali Ali successful in NA-125 constituency.
He raised question over contradiction in the method, and called upon CEC Justice (rtd) Sardar Muhammad Raza to take notice of the working process.
