{"id":27366,"date":"2018-06-26T06:37:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T20:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=27366"},"modified":"2018-06-26T06:37:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T20:37:08","slug":"ecp-rejects-plea-seeking-delay-in-elections-simultaneous-polling-in-fata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ecp-rejects-plea-seeking-delay-in-elections-simultaneous-polling-in-fata\/","title":{"rendered":"ECP rejects plea seeking delay in elections, simultaneous polling in FATA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dismissed the petition<br \/>\nDNA<br \/>\nLAHORE<br \/>\nThe Election Commission on Monday dismissed the petition of Muttahida Qabail Party (MQP) seeking delay in general elections and polling for the national and provincial assemblies\u2019 seat in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the same day.<br \/>\nThe ECP announced the reserved verdict during the hearing headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).<br \/>\nMQP\u2019s lawyer barrister Farogh Naseem adopted stance that if the elections are held on July 25, 15 percent seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly will remain vacant and provincial government will be formed due to polling on remaining 85 percent seats.<br \/>\nMoreover; the risks of rigging will be elevated if elections are held simultaneously on the vacant seats. Farogh Naseem maintained that the temperature will be higher in July and turn out will be low. \u201cThe petitions of South Punjab for delaying the elections are also a part of this plea,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cHow are the petitions of South Punjab connected to the situation in FATA?\u201d inquired the CEC. \u201cIn winters, many areas will be quite cold while it will be monsoon in July,\u201d he remarked. Balochistan member Shakeel Baloch said that the weather will also be intensely hot in May.<br \/>\nFarogh Naseem argued that July is much hotter as compared to May. He requested the court to delay the election for two to five months. 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