Islamabad High Court issues order to stay PTI candidate Aamir Mughal’s election petition Blogging Sole

The Islamabad High Court has issued an order staying proceedings of the Election Tribunal following a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Amir Mughal.

The court halted the court’s actions on his election petition, thereby preventing further proceedings in the case related to Islamabad electoral constituencies.

The Islamabad Election Tribunal had scheduled hearing of the cases relating to the three constituencies of Islamabad on December 24, 2024.

However, the High Court’s stay order temporarily stayed any further action related to the petitions, including the case involving Amir Mughal’s challenge to the results in the NA-46 constituency.

Mughal, who contested the elections from NA-46 and was defeated by MLA Anjum Aqeel Khan, had filed a petition contesting the victory.

His legal advisor, Faisal Fareed Chaudhry, presented the case before Chief Justice Amir Farooq, who ordered a stay of the court proceedings. The court also issued notices to both parties, asking them to provide responses to the petition.

The High Court’s decision means that the Electoral Tribunal will not be able to pursue the case in NA-46 or the other constituencies under consideration, as the court had also scheduled hearings on them.

Mughal’s legal challenge also includes questioning the appointment of a new election tribunal, which he says was inappropriate.

Earlier, last week, the Islamabad High Court had issued a similar stay order in response to a petition filed by PTI candidate Shoaib Shaheen, restraining the court from further proceedings on his election petition.

The next hearing in this case is expected to be scheduled by the Registrar’s Office.