RAWALPINDI: An Islamabad High Court (IHC) appellate tribunal on Friday rejected objections raised on nomination papers filed by disgruntled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
The tribunal dismissed an appeal challenging the returning officer’s (RO) verdict of accepting his nomination papers.
The petitioner, Shahid Orakzai, filed an election petition, contending that Nisar was involved in a case pertaining to an attack on the Supreme Court (SC).
Nisar was, therefore, ineligible to run in the upcoming general elections, Orakzai added.
The former interior minister had announced to contest the polls independently this time around after the PML-N leadership showed reluctance to award him election ticket.
Former premier Nawaz Sharif is reported to have opposed the issuance of the party’s election ticket to Nisar after the latter not only refused to appear for an interview before the party’s parliamentary board but also criticised the process of awarding tickets.
Nisar had filed nominations papers for NA-59 Rawalpindi, NA-63 Taxila and Punjab Assembly’s PP-10 and PP-12, which were accepted by the respective ROs after scrutiny.
