ISLAMABAD: The Election Tribunal on Wednesday gave PML-N MNA Tariq Fazal Chaudhry from NA-47 a last and final opportunity to submit his reply in a case of alleged rigging.
Election Tribunal, led by Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, heard the petition of PTI’s Shoaib Shaheen against alleging rigging in the elections.
The tribunal ordered Chaudhry to submit Form 45, 46, and 47 along with an affidavit by June 5.
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri issued a five-page written order, highlighting Tariq Fazal Ch’s failure to comply with the previous court orders to submit the required forms.
Earlier on May 21, the Election Tribunal had given the final opportunity to the Returning Officers (ROs) of three constituencies of the federal capital to enable presence of their counsel or to appear in person on the next date of hearing. It warned that in case of non-compliance, warrants of arrest shall be issued. The election tribunal comprising IHC judge Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri issued the directions while hearing the three separate petitions moved by Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates including Shoaib Shaheen Advocate, Syed Ali Bukhari Advocate and Aamer Mughal challenging the election results of three constituencies of the federal capital.
In Feb 8, 2024 elections, the PML-N won all the three National Assembly seats from Islamabad and subsequently the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notified the successful candidates.
According to the ECP notification, PML-N’s Anjum Aqeel was declared winner from NA-46, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry from NA-47 and Raja Khurram Nawaz from NA-48.
A day later, MNA-elect Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said that the results of three Islamabad constituencies were intentionally made controversial by rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates.
Talking to media outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), he said the three victorious MNAs-elect from PML-N possess Form 45 and are prepared to furnish these forms at any appropriate forum.
Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said that the suspension of the success notification for PML-N’s MNAs-elect from Islamabad resulted from the continuous false actions of PTI’s unsuccessful candidates in Islamabad.
