Election Commission rejects PTI’s petition for stay on Gillani’s victory notification

According to details, the victory of Yousaf Gillani was challenged by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI).

During the hearing of video scandal of Yousuf Raza Gillani’s son Ali Haider Gilani, PTI lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar, Parliamentary Leader for Railways Farrukh Habib and Member of National Assembly (MNA) Kanwal Shauzab appeared before ECP and recorded their statements.

Speaking during proceedings, PTI’s lawyer Ali Zafar claimed that opposition carried out rigging in senate elections through money and party tickets and evidence of that rigging was found a day before the polls.

In response to that, the member of ECP asked Barrister Ali Zafar about making those who were offered money as party in the case over to which he replied in negative but told ECP member that the court can call them as witnesses.

“The one who takes a bribe and the one who gives it, both are accused,” Punjab member said.

The top electoral body directed to include all those who took money and those who as a respondents in the petition.

Last week, a video of Ali Haider Gillani went viral in which he was seen advising legislators on how to waste his vote in the Senate polls.

The development came just a day before Yousaf Raza Gillani was elected as a senator defeating PTI’s Hafeez Sheikh by five votes.