ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially disqualified Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, Ahmed Khan Bhachar, and Ahmed Chattha following their convictions by an anti-terrorism court related to the May 9 incidents.
As per the official notification, Senator Ejaz Chaudhry received a 10-year prison sentence, leading the ECP to disqualify him from holding public office. Similarly, Ahmed Chattha, representing NA-66 Wazirabad, and Ahmed Khan Bhachar, representing PP-87 Mianwali, were also declared ineligible to serve as lawmakers based on the anti-terrorism court’s verdicts.
Consequently, the ECP has declared all three seats vacant in accordance with the court rulings. Last week, Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar, Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, and Ahmed Chattha were sentenced to a decade in prison in connection with the May 9 case.
A brief ruling was delivered by an anti-terrorism court in Sargodha, sentencing 70 individuals involved in the events. Notably, none of the accused, including Ahmad Khan Bhachar, were present in court at the time of the decision. In the Mianwali riots and vandalism case, the court had previously exempted 32 accused, including Bhachar, from appearing before the court.
