Pak court orders poll officials to stop 'intrusive' questions

April 06, 2013 13:51

A Pakistani court has barred election officials from asking irrelevant or intrusive questions while scrutinising nomination papers after days of televised proceedings, during which candidates were asked to recite Quranic verses and to reveal intimate details.

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore high court issued the order yesterday evening, following widespread criticism of the questioning of candidates by Returning Officers, who are mostly judges of lower courts deputed to assist election authorities.

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