Staff Report:
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday suspended the order of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), denotifying Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s National Assembly members from Punjab, in the latest relief to the former ruling party.
LHC judge announces verdict
LHC Justice Shahid Karim announced the verdict on a petition filed by the PTI lawmakers. The LHC judge also sought replies from the ECP and National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf and others on March 7.
The PTI lawmakers, including party Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, had moved the high court against the NA speaker and the electoral body for accepting their resignation, submitted in April last following the ouster of Imran Khan as prime minister through a no-confidence vote.
