ISLAMABAD : President Asif Ali Zardari Monday approved nomination of Election Tribunal to dispose of appeals against the decisions of the Returning Officer rejecting/accepting the nomination papers for bye-elections in constituency No. PB-18 Sherani-Cum-Zhob. Bye-Elections in PB-18 Sherani-Cum-Zhob are scheduled to be held on 24th December 2012. Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the Election Commission, under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act 1976, proposed three judges of Balochistan High Court for the Tribunal namely Ms. Justice Syeda Tahira Safder, Mr. Justice Naeem Akhter Afghan, Mr. Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar for disposing appeals in the mentioned constituency. The proposed names were forwarded in a summary to the Prime Minister who subsequently advised the President to approve the nominations.
Appeals, if any, against acceptance/rejection of nomination papers will be filed by 21st November 2012 and the appeals are due to be disposed of by the Tribunal by 29th November 2012.