Ahsanullah Virk, a member of parliament, filed a petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s order to recount the votes in NA-79. The appeal was considered by a single bench of the high court, which is composed of Justice Shahid Karim.
The bench allowed the appeal and overturned the ECP’s directive to recount the votes cast in the constituency.
Previously, the attorney for the electoral body asked for more time to obtain guidelines from the ECP.
“Notification has already been sent out by the electoral commission. The bench stated, “The decision is in front of us; the time could have been granted over an ambiguity on the issue.”
The bench said, “The election commission’s decisions are shocking; the ECP should not have allowed this to happen.”
The petitioner’s attorney had earlier requested to view the returning officer’s report from the bench.
Justice Shahid Karim questioned, “Why is all of this happening in Gujranwala?”
