ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified Adil Khan Bazai, MNA from Quetta, over floor crossing under Article 63A of the Constitution.
According to the details, the electoral body announced its verdict today on disqualification references filed by the NA Speaker at the request of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
PML-N president asked the ECP to de-seat Bazai for violating party policy including not voting during the 26th Constitution Amendment and the finance bill.
Bazai, an independent candidate from NA-262 Quetta, had initially submitted an affidavit joining the PML-N, only to switch allegiance to the Sunni Ittehad Council a few days later.
During the hearing, Bazai’s lawyer claimed that his PML-N membership affidavit was fake.
The ECP stated that Bazai failed to cast his vote on the recently enacted constitutional amendment, an act deemed contrary to party directions, thereby certifying his removal. As a result, the NA-262 Quetta seat has been declared vacant.
