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Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the notification of Sadaf Ihsan — an elected National Assembly lawmaker apparently on the JUI-F ticket — in accordance with an order from the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The action was taken after JUI-F’s Hina Bibi filed a petition challenging the allocation of the reserved seat to Sadaf Ihsan. The ECP suspended the notification until the court decides the matter.
According to the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen), the dispute arose shortly after the ECP notified Sadaf Ihsan as its candidate for re-election on March 4, 2024.
