SC adjourns hearing of petitions of Shahban Mirani, others
By Khalid Amin

ISLAMABAD—A five-member bench of the Supreme Court Monday adjourned the hearing of four identical election petitions filed by Mir Aftab Shahban Mirani, Lt. Gen. (Retd) Salahuddin Tirmazi, Mir Ahmed Khoso and Agha Arslan.
During the proceedings the petitioners’ counsels could not complete their arguments over the issue of jurisdiction of the Islamabad High Court and the Election Commission of Pakistan. The bench comprising Justice Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi, Justice Zia Pervez, Justice Hamid Farooq, Justice Muhammad Farrukh Mahmud and Justice Syed Zawwar Hussain Jaffery heard the case and adjourned the hearing for Tuesday.
Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa, Dr.Babar Awan and other advocates appeared before the court representing the petitioners and the respondents. Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, Hafiz S. A Rehman represented the respondents separately. Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum also appeared on notice.
Mir Aftab Shahban Mirani, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party from NA. 202 Shikarpur has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Sindh High Court against holding of re-polling at 16 polling stations as ordered by the Election Commission.
The Sindh High Court accepting the election petition of Muhammad Ibrahim, a candidate of National Peoples Party from the same constituency set aside order of the Election Commission for holding re-polling at 16 stations. Sardar Latif Khan Khosa represented Mir Aftab Shahban Mirani. Abdul Hafeez Pirzada representing the respondent Muhammad Ibrahim said that the Election Commission had no jurisdiction to pass orders for the re-polling after the announcement of result.
In the case of Mr. Tirmazi, the Election Commission has already issued result notification of Sardar Shahjehan Yousaf as winner from NA. 20 Mansehra after the vacation of stay order by the Supreme Court earlier granted by the apex court. Lt. General (Retd) Salahuddin Tirmazi filed an election petition in the Supreme Court after the decision of Peshawar High Court, especially raising points about the jurisdiction of the Islamabad High Court.