Islamabad: Justice Ibad ur Rehman has taken back the powers from Returning Officer (RO) for accepting incomplete and tempered nomination papers of former Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi from NA 57 Murree.
As per media reports Justice Ibad ur Rehman has issued the notice to former Prime Minister(PM) and summoned him on June 25 on Saturday.
Justice Ibad ordered former PM to appear personally or through his lawyer.
‘’How clean and fair elections Can be held if the incomplete and tempered papers are accepted l. RO should tell us how will he hold fair election, he remarked .
‘’The acceptance of incomplete and tempered papers is against law’’, he further remarked.
On the other hand, PTI’s spokesman Fawad Chauhdary has also been summoned from NA 67 Jhelum on 25th June.
The application of Fawad Chaudhry seeking dismissal of election petition against him has been rejected and the papers which were challenged have been changed into Suo motto.