Syed Ali Shah:
QUETTA: In a fresh blow to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Balochistan, Ubaidullah Gorgej, the lawmaker from PB-44 Quetta, has been denotified.
This follows the recent denotification of PPP’s Ali Madad Jattak, with re-elections scheduled for October 17, further intensifying the political stakes for the ruling party in the province.
The Election Tribunal of the Balochistan High Court nullified results from 16 polling stations in the PB-44 constituency after National Party candidate Atta Muhammad Bangulzai challenged Gorgej’s election. The tribunal ruled that re-polling should be held and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to appoint a Returning Officer (RO) and District Returning Officer (DRO) for the upcoming election.
Nadar Chalghari, counsel for Bangulzai, praised the tribunal’s decision, stating that it protects the integrity of the election process.
This development compounds the challenges faced by the PPP, which is already grappling with political uncertainty ahead of the re-polling in PB-44 Quetta.
