ext-align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Jul 8 (APP):President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday approved the Election (Amendment) Bill 2024.
ext-align: justify;">Through the Election Amendment Bill, the amendments were made in the section 140 of the Election Act 2017.
ext-align: justify;">After the amendment, the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court will be consulted in case of appointment of a serving judge in the Election Tribunal, a press release issued by the President House said.
ext-align: justify;">The president extended the approval of the bill under Article 75 of the Constitution.
ext-align: justify;">After the president’s approval, the Election Bill has become an Act.
ext-align: justify;">The Election Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly on June 28 and by the Senate on July 8.