By our correspondent ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/ KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday accepted PMLN candidate Miftah Ismail’s application ordering recount in NA-249 Karachi on May 6. The Commission had on Saturday issued a stay order, withholding the results of NA-249, Karachi by-elections. The stay order was issued on the application of PMLN candidate Miftah Ismail, seeking recount. The Commission directed the contestants to reach the office of returning officer (RO) at 9am on May 6 for the recount. Chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, a four-member bench conducted the hearing. Miftah’s counsel argued that the signatures of presiding officers (POs) of 167 polling stations were missing on Form-45, while the party’s polling agents were also not given Form-46.