The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the consolidation of the results for Mansehra’s NA-15 constituency following a petition by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif against the returning officer (RO).

An order issued by the ECP said that Nawaz’s counsel had argued that the Form 47 for the seat was prepared without the Form 45 of “approximately more than 125 polling stations”. The counsel had argued that the Form 45s were not provided to Nawaz as well.

The ECP order directed that a notice be issued to the RO to submit a comprehensive report on the matter within three day. It added that a notice also be issued to the PTI-backed winning candidate Shehzad Muhammad Gushtasib and the result consolidation be suspended till the case’s final outcome.