ECP withdraws Senate by-election plan for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seat
Most outlets reported that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) withdrew its notification for a Senate by-election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Dawn added that the move followed the ECP’s ruling that the seat won by PTI’s Murad Saeed did not require a by-election due to the senator-elect not taking the oath. Pakistan Today similarly noted the ECP’s decision, emphasizing that no lawful vacancy was established after Murad Saeed’s disqualification. Both outlets framed the ECP’s action as a formal withdrawal, though Dawn included the specific timeline and reference to the PTI candidate.
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ECP withdraws KP Senate by-election plan, says no vacancy existed
The Election Commission of Pakistan formally withdrew its plan for a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senate by-election, ruling that no lawful vacancy arose after PTI senator-elect Murad Saeed’s disqualification.
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'No oath, no membership': ECP withdraws notification for Senate by-poll on seat won by PTI's Murad Saeed
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday formally withdrew its April 2 notification for the by-election programme for a general Senate seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which it had earlier declared vacant following the disqualification of PTI senator-elect Murad Saeed. In a notification, the ECP withdrew the election programme issued under its April 2 notification to “fill on...
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