PHC suspends notification of by-polls on NA seats  

• The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) had moved PHC last week.
• A two-member bench headed by Justice Syed Muhammad Attique Shah.
• The Peshawar High Court adjourned the hearing till March 7.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) suspended the notification of by-elections on the constituencies of the National Assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) had moved PHC last week seeking the suspension of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s by-election schedule on 24 NA seats scheduled to be held on March 16 and 19.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Muhammad Attique Shah and Justice Syed Arshad Ali announced the short verdict.

The Peshawar High Court reserved the decision today after the arguments of the lawyers were completed.

The court also sought the response regarding the acceptance of PTI’s resignations and fixed the date of March 7 for the next hearing.

The by-elections were scheduled to be held in the constituencies of NA-4 Swat, NA-17 Haripur, NA-18 Swabi, NA-25 and NA-26 Nowshera, NA-32 Kohat, NA-38 Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) and NA-43 Khyber.

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