ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has scheduled the hearing for the election petition of Nawaz Sharif regarding alleged rigging in NA-15 in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for February 20.
A three-member bench, headed by Nisar Durrani, heard the plea filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo seeking to withhold the results of NA-15, Mansehra.
Jahangir Jadoon, representing Nawaz Sharif, presented his case to the ECP, emphasising that an earlier objection from Nawaz Sharif was dismissed because of his (counsel’s) delayed appearance before the Commission.
Jadoon argued that Form 47 was issued without conducting proper vote counting in multiple polling stations throughout the constituency.
Member ECP Nisar Durrani acknowledged that the returning officer (RO) had filed the report for NA-15, confirming the results. He asserted that Form 47 was prepared using data from Form 45 from all polling stations in the constituency.
