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Election tribunal had declared Qasim Suri victory from NA seat NA-265 null and void
Photo: FileISLAMABAD: Former deputy speaker Qasim Suri on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan against his disqualification from
the National Assembly.On September 27, an election tribunal had declared Suri victory from National Assembly seat NA-265 constituency
(Quetta-II) null and void and had ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold re-election there.Suri lawyer, Naeem Bukhari
filed the petition on behalf of his client in the Supreme Court, stating that the decision of the election tribunal to be declared as
void.The petition further states that irregularities in the electoral process could not be attributed to his client.The election win of Suri
had earlier been challenged by Balochistan National Party leader Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani
The latter had alleged that Suri had won the election by rigging the polls.Suri had been elected from the area back in 2018 on a ticket of
the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP)
Suri was later elected to hold the position of the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.TheIndianSubcontinent has not
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