LHC suspends ECP ban on electioneering

Islamabad - Lahore High Court suspended ban on members of the national and provincial assemblies from participating in election campaigns for by-elections.

By Afzal Khan

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Published: Thu 24 Sep 2015, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Thu 24 Sep 2015, 10:34 AM

The Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended on Wednesday a notification of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which barred members of the national and provincial assemblies from participating in election campaigns for by-elections being held for various vacant constituencies.
Justice Ayesha A. Malik of the LHC heard arguments on a petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), challenging the notification, following which she suspended the notification, allowing parliamentarians to participate in the campaigns.
PTI's provincial lawmaker Shoaib Siddique in his petition submitted that the impugned notification was in sheer violation of fundamental rights and norms of democracy.
The petitioner, further submitted that PTI chairman Imran Khan was a member of the National Assembly and by virtue of the ban could not visit the area of any political constituency, where the by-elections were being held.
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