The Lahore High Court (LHC) has suspended the by-elections on NA-108 and NA-118, Aaj News reported Wednesday.

Justice Shahid Karim announced the reserved verdict on the petitions filed by PTI leaders Farrukh Habib and Ijaz Shah.

The polls were scheduled to be held on May 28 in both National Assembly constituencies.

Moreover, the court also issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the secretary cabinet, and the national assembly. They were made parties in the petition.

Advocate Azhar Siddique appeared before the court for arguments on behalf of the petitioners.

He had said that the by-election could not be held 120 days before the expiry of the term of the National Assembly. Moreover, the Peshawar High Court has postponed the elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The elections in NA-108 and NA-118 should also be stopped.

The ECP advocate argued that the election was stopped by making false statements in the Peshawar High Court, all preparations for the elections have been completed, and the court should dismiss the petition.

The Lahore High Court had reserved the verdict earlier in the week after hearing the arguments.