KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday refused to issue production orders for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader Haleem Adil Sheikh in connection with March 3 Senate elections.
Karachi police arrested Sheikh on Tuesday on charges of violating the ECP rules during a by-election to a provincial assembly seat in Malir the same day.
The following day, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) remanded him and four others in police custody for two days.
The matter of production orders for Sheikh was forwarded to the electoral body by its Sindh chapter after a petition was submitted to Sindh Assembly secretariat.
The ECP after reviewing the matter decided against issuing production orders. However, it appointed a regional election officer who will meet Sheikh and confirm his position as an endorser for the party’s Senate candidate.
