PHC restrains ECP from action against K-P CM Sohail Afridi

PHC restrains ECP from action against K-P CM Sohail Afridi

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday restrained the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from taking any action or issuing a final order against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi over an alleged violation of the election code of conduct during the Haripur by-election. The court also dismissed a separate contempt of court petition, filed by the opposition members of the provincial assembly. A two-member bench comprising Justice…