LAHORE: The victory of PML-N leader Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was challenged by National Assembly Constituency NA 130 Lahore.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf-backed independent candidate Dr Yasmin Rashid's lawyer Ishtiaq Chaudhry has filed a petition against the victory of Nawaz Sharif in the Lahore High Court.
In the petition, the Returning Officer and the Election Commission of Pakistan, among others, have been made parties. It has been argued that Nawaz Sharif has lost the election as per Form 45.
Yasmin Rashid alleged in her petition that Nawaz Sharif colluded and declared himself the winner in Form 47, the court should order the release of results as per Form 45.
It should be remembered that according to the unofficial results of Constituency NA 130 Lahore 14, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League-N won with 171,024 votes while Yasmeen Rashid was second with 115,043 votes.
On the other hand, independent candidate Malik Touqeer Khokhar from Lahore challenged the results of NA-126.
Malik Touqeer Khokhar has made the RO and ECP other parties in the petition, Malik Tauqeer took the position that Saif ul Molook Khokhar has lost according to Form 45. The Saif ul Malook Khokhar has colluded and declared himself the winner in Form 47. Khokhar said he and the lawyers were thrown out of the RO office by the DSP.
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According to Malik Touqeer Khokhar, the result was released in my absence, the court should order the Election Commission to stop it from releasing the final result.
