SC to hear election annulment case next week

ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) would take up a petition pleading the court to declare the February 8 general elections null and void next week.

The bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Muhammad Mazhar Ali, and Justice Musarrat Hilali would hear the case next week on Feb 19, according to the cause list.

PTI announces to sit in opposition until gets back ‘full mandate’

The Supreme Court was moved by a private petitioner urging the top court to declare the Feb 8 general elections null and void due to alleged violations of electoral integrity and democratic norms.

The petition asked the court to order new elections under the direct watch of the judiciary within 30 days to ensure fairness, transparency and accountability.

Uncertainty looms over Pakistan’s political future as none of the major political parties – PML-N, PPP or the PTI-backed independent candidates – secured a simple majority in the National Assembly in the February 8 general elections.