LHC stays victory notification in NA-108 on Abid Sher Ali's plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday restrained the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from notifying the victory of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Farrukh Habib against PML-N leader Abid Sher Ali in NA-108, Faisalabad. 

Justice Shahid Karim of the LHC issued this stay order on a petition filed by the PML-N leader who lost the election to the PTI candidate.

Ali lost the election in NA-108, Faisalabad, to Habib by a margin of 1, 201 votes.

In his petition, the petitioner pleaded with the high court to order a recount of ballots in his constituency and restrain the electoral body from issuing the notification of his rival’s victory until the petition is disposed of.

He alleged that the bogus copies of Form 45 were prepared to help the PTI candidate win the poll.

Besides, polling agents belonging to his parties were forced out of polling stations during counting of ballot papers, he alleged.