PB-21 | Pakistan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday again suspended the victory notification of PPP’s Ali Hassan Zehri, who contested the Balochistan Assembly PB-21 Hub constituency in the Feb 8, 2024, general elections. The development comes a day after the electoral watchdog had declared Zehri the winner of PB-21. “Pursuant to the order passed by the Islamabad High Court, Islamabad dated 26th February, 2026 […] whereby Mr. Ali Hassan Zehri was declared returned candidate from PB-21 Hub, are hereby suspended, till further orders,” said a notification by the ECP released on Friday. The recounting saga Originally, Balochistan Awami Party’s (BAP) Muhammad Saleh Bhootani, who had secured more than double the votes obtained by Zehri, was declared the winner in the constituency. But, a recount at 39 polling stations two months after the Feb 8, 2024, general elections led to Zehri being declared the winner. While the original count had not even declared him the runner-up, the recount not only got him the top spot b...