The Election Commission's order came on the complaint of Pakistain Mohammedan League -- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Hussain Bhatti who had lost to independent candidate Liaquat Hussain Bhatti.
The Election Commission on May 18 had issued recount orders for the constituency. However,
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today, it said that in the wake of large-scale rigging reports it has been decided to hold re-election in the constituency.
The May 11 general elections witnessed a huge turnout but allegations of rigging also clouded its transparency partly, particularly from opposition Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaaf.
Earlier on Monday, PTI chief Imran Khan
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had a statement saying he believed that Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim and Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had failed in dispensing with their duties to check rigging.