Islamabad: The Supreme Court has put on hold the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to re-poll in 12 polling stations of PP-51 Chaman on April 21.

A three-member bench, led by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and including Justice Ayesha Malik and Irfan Saadat Khan, instructed the ECP to create a new schedule for re-polling within 10 days.

The court also sent notices to the attorney general for Pakistan and postponed the case until April 23. It is important to mention that Awami National Party’s candidate Asghar Khan had filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the ECP’s decision for re-polling in 12 polling stations of the mentioned constituency.