ECP postpones choosing in NA-60 following Hanif Abbasi’s sentence
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) deferred polls in NA-60, Rawalpindi subdivision on Sunday following Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) personality Hanif Abbasi’s sentence.
“The polling report for NA-60 will be released later,” a ECP said.
A special anti-narcotics justice condemned Abbasi to life in a ephedrine share box late Saturday, only 4 days before a ubiquitous choosing in a country. The PML-N personality was taken into control from a courtroom shortly after a decider announced a verdict.
Earlier today, dozens of PML-N workers staged a criticism during 6th Road in Rawalpindi opposite Abbasi’s life sentence.
The criticism was led by Senator Chaudhry Tanvir and Sardar Naseem.
Addressing a press conference, Senator Tanvir said, “We reject a justice outcome opposite Abbasi.”
“We are going to record a petition requesting a check in polls in NA-60, Rawalpindi subdivision from that Abbasi was contesting a arriving election,” he added.
The PML-N personality serve announced that they will theatre a criticism on a daily basement outward Abbasi’s office.
Abbasi, who was contesting a arriving choosing from NA-60 Rawalpindi, was indicted of misusing 500kg of a tranquil chemical ephedrine, that he performed for his company, Gray Pharmaceutical, in 2010.
The court, in a outcome announced after 6 years, ruled that 363kg of ephedrine share could be accounted for, adding that Abbasi unsuccessful to yield justification of utilising a remaining apportion of a tranquil drug.
The justice clear 7 other indicted in a case, giving them a advantage of doubt.
A former MNA from Rawalpindi, Abbasi was approaching to have a tough electoral competition on Jul 25 with Sheikh Rasheed — who is associated with a PML-N’s arch-rival, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.