SHC issues notice to ECP on plea against Alvi

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and other respondents on a petition challenging the candidature of Dr Arif Alvi for the presidency.

Azmat Rehan had filed the petition in August before the presidential election.

After hearing arguments on Monday, a two-judge SHC bench, headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, allowed the urgency application and fixed the petition for hearing on Jan 1.

The petitioner, who had lost a decades-long civil case regarding the ownership of a salt firm to Alvia Tabligh Trust, contended that Dr Alvi, a co-plaintiff in the suit, was not qualified to be elected president of Pakistan since he had allegedly filed fake and forged documents in the 1977 civil case.

Published in Dawn, December 25th, 2018

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Ishaq Tanoli is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 20 years of experience covering judicial and electoral affairs. His reporting focuses on the proceedings of the Supreme Court and Sindh High Court, as well as election matters. He can be found on X at @ishaqtanolihotm.

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