{"id":364,"date":"2026-03-31T14:47:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=364"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:37:29","slug":"tribunal-rejects-petition-against-tarars-na-127-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/tribunal-rejects-petition-against-tarars-na-127-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribunal rejects petition against Tarar\u2019s NA-127 win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LAHORE<\/strong>: An election tribunal on Tuesday dismissed an election petition against Information Minister Attaullah Tarar\u2019s victory from NA-127 in the 2024 general elections as non-maintainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision was announced by the tribunal, comprising retired justice Rana Zahid Mehmood, on the election petition filed by PTI-backed independent candidate Zaheer Abbas Khokhar, who had contested against Tarar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khokhar had lost his election to Tarar with a margin of 15,980 votes as the latter bagged 98,210 votes against 82,230 of the former.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had also contested the 2024 general election from the same constituency; however, he stood third with 15,005 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tribunal dismissed the petition on technical grounds, declaring it not maintainable for failing to comply with statutory requirements under the Election Act 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his petition, Khokhar had alleged the impugned notification of the respondent\u2019s victory was a result of \u201ccorrupt and illegal practices\u201d committed on the polling day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He alleged that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had manipulated and forged Forms-45 and -47 to declare the respondent a returned candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khokhar had asked the tribunal to set aside the impugned notification and declare the petitioner a returned candidate from NA-127.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election tribunal had previously sought arguments on the maintainability of the election petition in November 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: An election tribunal on Tuesday dismissed an election petition against Information Minister Attaullah Tarar\u2019s victory from NA-127 in the 2024 general elections as non-maintainable. 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