GILGIT: The Supreme Appellate Court (SAC) of Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday suspended the Chief Court’s verdict of barring Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Ameen Gandapur and other leaders of mainstream political parties from running election campaign in the region.

The PPP leadership had filed a petition in the Chief Court to stop the federal minister from running the campaign of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidates.

The Chief Court, however, imposed a ban on the federal ministers along with Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and others.

On the PPP’s petition, the SAC suspended the Chief Court’s verdict.

Published in Dawn, November 10th, 2020

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