The election tribunal of the Balochistan High Court on Friday ordered re-election in the NA-265 constituency (Quetta - II) after declaring the election as null and void.

Back in 2018, Qasim Suri of Pakistan Thereek-e-Insaf was elected from the constituency. Later he assumed the charge of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Balochistan National Party's leader Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani accused Suri of winning the election by alleged rigging in polls. Raisani had alleged that out of the total votes cast in NA-265 during polls, more than half had been invalid, and thus the election win stood null and void.

Justice Abdullah Baloch of Balochistan High Court announced the verdict today. The high court had reserved a decision in this regard earlier this month after hearing arguments from both side.