According to reports, the Supreme Court scheduled a hearing for February 19 (Monday) to consider a petition to declare the general elections of February 8 null and void. The plea will be heard by a 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 a 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 a 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 8 cast doubt on the fairness of the electoral process.