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Petition seeking to annul Feb 8 polls fixed for hearing

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According to reports, the Supreme Court scheduled hearing for  February 19 (Monday) to consider petition to declare the general  elections of February null and void. The plea will be heard by three-person bench led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali will also be on the bench. Ali Khan, the complainant, has received notification from the top  court. The petitioner has requested that elections be held afresh in light of claims of electoral tampering. Allegations of election manipulation have been made by number  of political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F). The excessively long wait for the polls’ final results on February cast doubt on the fairness of the electoral process.

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