ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has rejected a request to immediately remove objections on petitions seeking an investigation into alleged electoral rigging. Instead, the court granted lawyers time to prepare their arguments on the case’s merits.
During the hearing, petitions filed by PTI founder and Sher Afzal Marwat regarding a probe into alleged election fraud were reviewed. The petitioners’ legal team urged the court to dismiss the Registrar’s Office objections and formally number the petitions — a request the court declined.
Lawyer Riaz Hanif Rahi argued that only a chamber appeal was scheduled for the hearing on Friday. In response, Justice Jamal Mandokhail instructed the legal representatives to focus on the case’s merits, assuring them that the court would consider their submissions.
Rahi further requested that the petitions be numbered and time be allotted for case preparation, but the court dismissed the plea to remove the objections immediately.
The five-member bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, adjourned the case indefinitely.
