ECP rejects Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against NA-15 Mansehra winner

ISLAMABAD: A two-member bench of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected an appeal submitted by PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif seeking suspension of victory notification of an independent candidate in NA-15 Mansehra constituency.

The two-member ECP bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja conducted the hearing on Nawaz Sharif’s application on Thursday.

On the occasion Returning Officer NA-15 Mansehra submitted his report to the Election Commission, contending that all results of the constituency were compiled as per Form 45.

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The ECP rejected Sharif’s petition which urged the commission to stop issuing the notification of the constituency’s result. The PML-N supremo had lost the seat against PTI backed independent candidate Shahzada Gastasip.

The Election Commission, after rejecting the request of PML-N Quaid’s counsel who came late to the proceedings, directed him to submit the application afresh.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed independent candidate Shahzada Muhammad Gushtasip Khan defeated Nawaz to clinch victory in the aforementioned constituency.