ECP told to decide plea for Bilawal's disqualification.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court on Tuesday disposed of a petition of a US national Pakistani citizen and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide within 30 days an application of the petitioner seeking disqualification of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.

Syed Iqtidar Shah, the petitioner, sought the disqualification of Mr Bilawal, also the chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), for alleged violation of the Election Act 2017.

The petitioner submitted that the election law did not allow any political party to use the election symbol of any other party. However, he said, Bilawal Bhutto used the symbol of PPP-Parliamentarian, headed by former president Asif Ali Zardari, on the flags and manifesto of the PPP.

He said the respondent contested the last general election on the ticket of PPP-Parliamentarian despite being a head of another party. He said the act of the respondent...