Former president and army chief General (r) Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for NA-250 Karachi were rejected but were accepted for NA-32 Chitral on Sunday, local media reported.
The returning officer of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected his papers for NA-250 on the basis of article 62 and 63 of the constitution.
Musharraf’s spokesperson Aasia Ishaque said the former military ruler refused to appear before the returning officer at the time of filing nomination papers because he said objections against his candidature were insubstantial.
Ishaque further said Musharraf will be appealing the rejection of nomination papers in front of the election tribunal.
Musharraf had also filed nomination papers for NA-48 Islamabad and NA-139 Kasur. However, his papers for Kasur were also rejected earlier this week when Maulana Javid Kasuri, a leader of Jamaat-i-Islaami, raised objections against his candidature.
The Supreme Court will also hear a petition, accusing Musharraf of treason, on Monday. The petition has been filed by the Lahore High Court Bar Association accusing the former military ruler of subverting the constitution. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will hear the case.
Musharraf’s papers rejected for NA-250, accepted for NA-32
