ECP reschedules two cases against PkMAP till next month
ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has rescheduled till next month two cases against Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), which is headed by Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai, involving the non-conduct of intra-party elections and the party’s constitution. A notice issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday stated that the aforementioned cases…
The Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rescheduled two cases against the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), led by National Assembly Leader of Opposition Mahmood Khan Achakzai, to October 6. This decision was made due to the unavailability of a bench on the original hearing date, September 24. The rescheduling comes as PkMAP’s chief, Achakzai, heads the Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP), an alliance of opposition parties supporting a long march initiated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on September 27.
The cases against PKMAP involve the non-conduct of intra-party elections, the party’s constitution, and its financial accounts. Three cases against PkMAP are currently pending with the ECP. Earlier this month, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja had warned that a "unilateral" decision might be made in two of the three cases if the defense side did not submit required replies.
During the hearing on September 1, defense counsel mentioned that similar cases related to PKMAP were pending in the Balochistan High Court (BHC), which had issued a stay order for the non-conduct of PkMAP intra-party elections. The ECP officials confirmed the BHC’s stay order on the intra-party polls case, but stated that the remaining two cases regarding the amended constitution and accounts of PkMAP were pending without any stay orders.
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