The Election Court was formed to judge election services in connection with last year parliamentary elections decided 11 elections Petitions in January 2025 and raised the total number of declared petitions to 112 – 30 percent of the total Caseload.

The free and fair electoral network (FAFEN) revealed this in its sixth update of the election disputes decision -making process – an update based on systematic tracking of the electoral assets.

Of these, nine petitions were decided by three courts in Lahore, while the Bahawalpur and Karachi court each decided a petition.

Among the decided petitions, six were filed by independent candidates supported by PTI, four of PML-N candidates, and one of an Istehkam-E-Pakistan Party (IPP) candidate. All 11 petitions were rejected.

The process of election constitution had gained momentum in the last quarter of 2024, with approx. 70 Petitions decided, primarily by the three Balochistan courts consisting of serving the Supreme Court’s judges.

However, progress slowed down in January, probably due to winter holidays observed by Balochistan High Court (BHC) from December 26, 2024 to February 25, 2025.

In contrast, the disposal of petitions at Punjab Tempo after prolonged delays caused by legal challenges for their constitution. The FAF has tracked 371 elections Petitions filed with 23 election courts across the country.

To date, the three courts in Balochistan have collectively decided 41 out of 51 disputes (80 percent). Punjab, which has nine courts, has decided 45 out of 192 petitions (23 percent).

Sindh’s five courts have resolved 17 out of 83 petitions (20 percent). Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where six courts were established, has disposed of nine out of 42 petitions (21 percent).

So far, 25 petitions (20 percent) out of 123, which challenge the results of the National Assembly’s constituency, have been decided, including 12 in Punjab, seven in Balochistan, four in Sindh and two in KP.