LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday ordered a recount of votes in NA-131, the seat won by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, while halting the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from notifying the victory through a notification.
Justice Mamoonur Rasheed announced the verdict on a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique who claimed the recently held polls were “selection not election”.
Saad, a former railways minister, also criticised Imran’s statements over vote recount, saying the latter would support the idea only publicly but not in the court.
The PML-N leader had challenged his opponent’s victory in the closely contested NA-131 Lahore 9 constituency. He maintained that the presiding officer deliberately rejected hundreds of votes.
Earlier, the PTI chief was declared the winning candidate from NA-131 after recounting of 2,835 rejected votes.