Addressing the counsel, Justice Bandial said he (Salman) had informed the court that polling staff remained missing for many hours. The Election Commission counsel said in case of non-implementation of all the provisions of the Election Act, the election was declared null and void. He asked if the incidents at select polling stations could affect the other polling stations where peaceful voting took place. The ECP counsel replied the overall impression in the constituency was unrest and re-election was ordered because of this impression. The judge had questioned why polling in the entire NA-75 consistency was deemed necessary when the issues seemed only to relate to 23 polling stations.

Source: Pakistan Today April 01, 2021 15:00 UTC