NA-89: Ahmed Ludhianvi's success notification suspended

ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court bench on Tuesday suspended the notification which declared Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) chief Muhammad Ahmad Ludhianvi  as winning candidate from the National Assembly constituency NA-89 in Jhang, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

Three judges bench of the apex court headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali suspended the notification of the Election Commission of Pakistan and orders of an election tribunal which had declared Ludhianvi the winner and Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Sheikh Muhammad Akram was disqualified for allegedly being a loan defaulter.

The bench said that the tribunal had not given enough reasons for the disqualification.

The bench issued notices to all parties respondents and asked the tribunal to re-evaluate the situation and inform the court.