Poll tribunal dismisses PTI petition

Hamid Zaman had urged the tribunal to disqualify MNA Riaz Malik on grounds of rigging.

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Published: Wed 25 Nov 2015, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Thu 26 Nov 2015, 9:05 AM

Islamabad: An election tribunal in Lahore dismissed a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf's (PTI) Hamid Zaman, which had alleged rigging during the 2013 general election in Lahore's NA-118 constituency, upholding Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) MNA Riaz Malik's victory.
Hamid Zaman had urged the tribunal to disqualify MNA Riaz Malik on grounds of rigging. The tribunal's decision, which had been reserved earlier, was announced on Wednesday.
Riaz Malik of the PML-N had been victorious from NA-118 with 104,000 votes, while Hamid Zaman was the runner-up with 40,000 votes.
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