ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected the appeal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Vawda against his lifetime disqualification by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over concealing his dual nationality.
The IHC announced the verdict on the maintainability of Faisal Vawda’s appeal against ECP’s decision to disqualify the PTI leader for the lifetime over concealing his dual nationality.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the schedule for election on the Senate seat vacated after the disqualification of PTI leader Faisal Vawda.
The ECP had disqualified Faisal Vawda for lifetime under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution in a dual nationality case. The commission had also issued a notification for his subsequent win in Senate.
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According to the ECP, polling for the vacant senate seat will be held on March 09 in the Sindh Assembly building. The candidates can submit their nomination papers from February 17 to 19. The lists of the candidates will be displayed at the office of the election commission on Feb 21. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on Feb 24, while appeals against the scrutiny decisions will be heard on Feb 28.
A three-member bench of the ECP, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja had disqualified Vawda on a petition on Feb 9. The commission directed the PTI leader to return all the salaries and perks he received during his term as a federal minister and a member of the National Assembly.
