Elections 2018: Tribunal dismisses appeals against Maryam Nawaz, Imran Khan
The tribunal will continue to hear the appeals.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Appellate tribunal has on Saturday continued to hear the appeals against dismissal of nomination papers of candidates contesting for upcoming general elections 2018.
According to details, a petition challenging Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz’s candidature was also dismissed for constituency PP-173 of Punjab Assembly.
Maryam Nawaz had decided to contest the polls from National Assembly constituencies NA-125 and NA-127 in Lahore, and Punjab Assembly constituency PP-173.
The tribunal also issued notices to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and other parties over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s petition against the verdict of returning officer in Mianwali’s NA-95 constituency.
It has also rejected the objections regarding his nomination papers for NA-243.
Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s lawyer Tahir Abbasi was granted time for preparation regarding rejection of his client’s papers for NA-57.
