IHC Rejects PTI's Request To Suspend By-Polls On 9 NA Seats.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday rejected Pakistan TehAreek-e-Insaf (PTI) request to susApend the schedule of by-polls announced by the Election CommisAsion of Pakistan (ECP) for nine conAstituencies of the National Assembly.

A single bench of IHC comprising Acting Chief Justice Aamer Farooq conducted hearing of the petition and turned down the PTI's request to suspend the election schedule. However, the bench issued notices to the ECP and deferred the hearing till August 16 directing the ECP to submit its reply in this matter.

During the hearing, Justice Aamer remarked that let this electoral proAcess be continued. He added that the process of by-elections in 123 constituencies would also be comApleted later.

PTI's counsel requested the court to suspend the elecAtion schedule. At this, the court asked the lawyer to present any legal reaAson for his request.

The acting chief justice said that the petitioner was demanding to stop an electoral process but he had to tell a legal solid reason for this. The bench said that the ECP issued the by-elections' schedule after the nine seats went vacant.

The lawyer said that a petition was pending before the IHC against phase-wise acceptance of resignaAtions of PTI's MNAs. He added that they were ready to contest the elecAtion but it should be held in 123 conAstituencies.

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