ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday reserved its verdict on the petitions seeking disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Vawda for concealing his dual nationality in his nomination papers to contest the 2018 general elections.

The petition seeking Vawda’s disqualification were filed by Qadir Khan Mandokhel, Mian Faisal and Mian Asif Mehmood and one Dost Ali in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The petitioners had contended that Vawda was a dual national at the time of filing his nomination papers to the ECP on June 11, 2018 to contest the 2018 general elections.

A three-member bench of the ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja and comprising Shah Muhammad Jatoi and Nisar Ahmed Durrani heard the disqualification pleas against Faisal Vawda.