ECP cancels Senate by-election for Murad Saeed's seat after ruling no vacancy existed
Most outlets reported that the ECP withdrew the Senate by-election notification for Murad Saeed’s seat, citing that no vacancy arose because he never took the oath as senator. Dunya News explicitly mentioned the ECP’s ruling as the reason, while 24 News HD framed the decision as the ECP withdrawing the notification and briefly noted the PTI affiliation of the disqualified senator.
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ECP withdraws notification for Senate by-election on Murad Saeed’s seat
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has withdrawn its notification declaring a Senate seat vacant following the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed, effectively cancelling the move to hold a by-election on the seat, 24NewsHD TV reported on Tuesday.
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ECP halts Senate by-election after ruling Murad Saeed's seat never became vacant
The ECP has withdrawn the Senate by-election schedule linked to Murad Saeed, ruling that no vacancy arose because he had never taken oath as senator.
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