I- CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF PAKISTAN HAS DE-NOTIFIED MIAN MUHAMMAD SHAHBAZ SHARIF. II- NOTIFICATION STAYING BYE-ELECTION OF NA-123 LAHORE-VI HAS BEEN RECALLED.
-----KANWAR MUHAMMAD DILSHAD
Secretary Election Commission
Islamabad the 25th February 2009.— Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan has stated that pursuant to the Order, dated the 25th February, 2009 passed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Civil Appeal No.166 of 2009 out of Civil Petition No.905 of 2008 (Syed Khurram Shah v. Chief Election Commissioner and others) has been pleased to de-notify Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif who was declared as returned candidate from Provincial Assembly Constituency No. PP-48 Bhakkar-II vide this Commission’s Notification of even number, dated the 3rd June, 2008. Resultantly, the seat from Constituency No.PP-48 Bhakkar-II has become vacant with effect from the 25th February 2009.
2. The Secretary Election Commission has further said that pursuant to the Order, dated the 25th February, 2009 passed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Civil Petition Nos.778-779 of 2008 and CMAs No.1674&1675 of 2008 in Civil Petition No.Nil/2008 (Mehr Zafar Iqbal v. Syed Khurram Shah and others), the Chief Election Commissioner has been pleased to recall this Commission’s Notification of even number, dated the 25th June, 2008 whereby Bye-Election in Constituency No.NA-123 Lahore-VI scheduled to be held on 26-06-2008 was stayed.
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