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India-Pakistan |
Poll commission slaps 2-year ban on Waheeda |
2012-03-08 |
[Dawn] The Election Commission of Pakistain disqualified on Wednesday Sindh politician Waheeda Shah from contesting election for two years for slapping EC staff at a polling station in her constituency during recently held by-elections. The commission also nullified the result of the election for the PS-53 seat which Ms Shah had won. The PPP candidate will not be able to contest any election till March 6, 2014, unless the Supreme Court already seized with the matter overturned the ECP's decision taken by 3-2 majority. Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Hamid Ali Mirza and Roshan Ehsani, a member of the commission from Sindh, wrote notes of dissent. ECP front man Mohammad Afzal Khan told news hounds that a date for a fresh election for the Tando Muhammad Khan seat would be announced later. |
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