Ayaz Sadiq challenges NA-122 tribunal verdict in Supreme Court

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday challenged in the Supreme Court the verdict by an election tribunal on NA-122 which de-seated him as a Speaker of the National Assembly and MNA.

A lawyer for Sadiq said that his client has not requested the court to issue a stay order on the tribunal's orders. He said that Sadiq has only moved the court against the fine imposed on him.

Sadiq filed his petition in the apex court's Lahore registry.

Last month, election tribunal judge Kazim Malik had de-seated the former NA Speaker after nullifying his election from NA-122 and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold a re-election in the constituency.

Sadiq had defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in the May 2013 general elections, but his victory was challenged by the PTI chief in the tribunal.