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ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The Chief Election Commissioner, Chief Justice Irshad Hasan Khan (retired), announced on Saturday seven separate election tribunals by nominating judges of the four high courts to dispose of appeals against the decision of returning officers (ROs) of rejecting or accepting the nomination papers of candidates.
The nominations of the judges have been made under section 14(5) of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1976. The Election Commission has also fixed Sept 6 as the last date for filing appeals before the election tribunals against the rejection/ acceptance of nomination paper by the ROs.
Three tribunals have been set up for Punjab, comprising judges of the Lahore High Court.
The tribunal of Justice Tassadaq Hussain Jilani and Justice Abdul Shakoor Paracha will decide the election appeals of the National Assembly constituencies NA-48 and NA-49 (Federal Capital) and NA-50 Rawalpindi-I to NA-74 Bhakkar-II.
The same tribunal will also decide the appeals of Punjab provincial assembly constituencies PP-1 Rawalpindi to PP-50 Bhakkar-IV, and the seats reserved for non-Muslims from Punjab, federal capital and for seats reserved for women in the National Assembly from Punjab.
Another tribunal, comprising Justice Mian M. Najamuz Zaman and Justice Pervaiz Ahmad, will decide the appeals of National Assembly constituencies NA-75 Faisalabad-I to NA-147 Okara-V, Punjab provincial assembly constituencies PP-51 Faisalabad-I to PP-193 Okara-IX and seats reserved for the non-Muslims and women in the Punjab provincial assembly.
The third tribunal, comprising Justice Raja Mohammad Sabir and Justice M. Naeemullah Khan Sherwani of the Lahore High Court, will decide the appeals of National Assembly constituencies NA-148 Multan-I to NA-197 Rahimyar Khan-VI and Punjab provincial assembly constituencies PP-194 Multan-I to PP-297 Rahimyar Khan-XII.
SINDH: Two tribunals have been set up for Sindh.
The tribunal, comprising Justice Mohammad Roshan Esani and Justice Mohammad Moosa K.Leghari of the Sindh High Court, will decide the appeals of National Assembly constituencies NA-218 Hyderabad-I to NA-258 Karachi-XX, Sindh Provincial Assembly constituencies PS-43 Hyderabad-I to PS-130 Karachi-CXII and seats reserved for the non-Muslims and women in the National Assembly from Sindh and Sindh provincial assembly.
The second tribunal, comprising Justice Syed Zawwar Hussain Jaffery and Justice Mohammad Sadiq Leghari of the Sindh High Court will decide appeals for the National Assembly constituencies NA-198 Sukkur-I to NA-217 Khairpur-III and Sindh provincial assembly constituencies PS-1 Sukkur-I to PS-42 Larkana-VII.
NWFP: The single tribunal for the NWFP will consist of Justice Abdur Rauf Khan Lughmani and Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan to decide the appeals of National Assembly constituencies NA-1 Peshawar-I to NA-47 Tribal Areas-XII, NWFP provincial assembly constituencies PF-1 Peshawar-I to PF-99 Malakand, Protected Area-II and seats reserved for the non-Muslims from NWFP and Fata (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and for seats reserved for women in the National Assembly from NWFP and NWFP provincial assembly.
BALOCHISTAN: For Balochistan, the tribunal will comprise Justice Amanullah Khan and Justice Fazalur Rehman of the Balochistan High Court to decide the appeals of National Assembly constituencies NA-259 Quetta-I to NA-272 Kech-cum-Gwadar, Balochistan provincial assembly constituencies PB-1 Quetta-I to PB-51 Gwadar and seats reserved for the non-Muslims and women in the National Assembly from Balochistan and Balochistan provincial assembly.
