PTI lawyers on Wednesday submitted additional documents to the Supreme Court (SC) on the contempt of court petition filed against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the case of provision of a level-playing field to the party ahead of general elections scheduled to be held on February 8, 2024.  A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa heard the petition. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Halali were other two judges on the bench. The court was informed that the nomination papers of 668 top PTI leaders were rejected. The court was also told that not only that but the nomination papers of close to 2, 000 candidates of the party’s second tier were also rejected. It was further stated in the documents that 56 incidents of snatching of nomination papers from the PTI candidates were reported. Besides that, police also picked up proposers and seconders of the party’s candidates, read the documents.  

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)