Election Appellate Tribunals set up to hear objections on nomination papers

ISLAMABAD, DEC 25 (ONLINE): Election Commission (EC) has established Election Appellate Tribunals (EAT) to hear objections on nomination papers.

EATs comprising judges of all the five high courts will hear the objections from January 03 to 10. As many as five judges from Peshawar High Court (PHC) 9 Judges from Lahore High Court (LHC) 2 judges each from Islamabad High Court (IHC) and Balochistan High Court (BHC) will hear the objections as tribunal judge.

Tribunal comprising Justice Faisal Zaman Khan will hear objections against women and minorities in the National and provincial assembly of the Punjab.

Justice Risal Hasan Syed will hear the objections of all national and provincial general seats of Lahore divisions and Okara district.

Justice Asjad Javed Gharal will hear objections of all national and provincial general seats from Faisalabad and Sargodha divisions.

Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh will hear objections against national and provincial general seats of Gujranwala and Gujarat divisions, whereas Justice Sultan Tanveer Ahmed in Bahawalpur division and Lodhran district.

Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar will hear objections against national and provincial general seats of Multan division, while Justice Ali Zia Bajwa will hear objections against general seats of Bhakkar and Dera Ghazi Khan.

Justice Jawad Hassan will take up objections against national and provincial general seats of Attock, Murree and Rawalpindi districts.

Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz will hear objections in Chakwal, Tala Gang, Jhelum, Mianwali and tehsil Sarai Alamgir.