IHC objects to PTI’s plea seeking delay in Senate chairman, deputy chairman elections  

The registrar of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday raised an objection to the petition filed by five PTI senators in which they had sought a court order for delaying elections for the seats of Senate chairman and deputy chairman unless elections for the Senate seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are held, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The senators had also prayed to the court to declare the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification, dated April 2, 2024, of postponement of the Senate elections in KP as null and void and give order to hold the elections in the province.  

The registrar said that since the Peshawar High Court (PHC) was already hearing the KP Senate seats’ election case; therefore the PTI was asked to approach the high court for the purpose.

Separately, the PTI has also filed a motion against the election of Senate chairman at the Senate Secretariat on Monday.

The PTI application bears the signatures of Senators Zarqa Taimoor, Saif Abro, Falak Naz Chitrali, Fauzia Arshad and Saifullah Niazi.

Reporter: Ihtesham Kiani