Web Desk: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has restored Nawab Changhez Marri as a Member of the Balochistan Assembly (MPA) from PB-9 Kohlu, suspending the Balochistan Election Tribunal’s July 29 decision against him.
A three-member Supreme Court division bench, headed by Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and comprising Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb, passed the order on an appeal filed by Marri.
The Supreme Court’s decision also led to the cancellation of the August 27 re-polling schedule at four polling stations in PB-9 Kohlu. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had scheduled the re-polling following the election tribunal’s decision.
With the suspension of the election tribunal’s verdict, Nawab Changhez Marri will continue to serve as the elected MPA from PB-9 Kohlu.
Marri was represented before the apex court by Advocate Supreme Court Amanullah Kunrani.
