Daily Times

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal on August 19, regarding re-counting in NA-97 Faisalabad. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Amin ud Din Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, would pick up the case for hearing.

It may be mentioned that PML-N candidate Ali Gohar has challenged the verdict of Lahore High Court (LHC) in an appeal to the apex court.

The LHC had terminated the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for re-counting in the constituency and declared Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)’s candidate Saadullah as winner.

Separately, the Supreme Court of Pakistan would take up case for hearing on August 19, pertaining to the alleged video leaks of Bushra Bibi and Najam-u-Saqib.

A two-judge bench of the top court comprising Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan would hear the appeal of federal government against the verdict of Islamabad High Court dated June 25.

The petition stated that the petition of Najam-u-Saqib was against summoning by the Parliamentary committee which matter has been abolished. It said that the IHC is taking action beyond the content of the petition. The federal government through the interior ministry has named secretary parliamentary affairs division, speaker national assembly, special committee, secretary committee, national assembly secretariat, secretary defense, chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Jazz, Ufone, Zong, Telenor, PTCL, Cyber Internet Service limited, Pakistan Broadcasters Association, All Pakistan Newspapers Society and others as respondents.