PTI, PPP move court against approval of Kulsoom Nawaz's nomination papers
Ex-PM's wife is contesting NA-120 by-poll as PML-N candidate against PTI's Yasmin Rashid
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Opposition parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) move Lahore High Court (LHC) against approval of nomination papers of Kulsoom Nawaz for NA-120 by-election.
PPP candidate Faisal Mir appealed against the green signal given to Kulsoom Nawaz by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) by filing a petition. He argued that the returning officer (RO) approved her documents despite sufficient factual basis of her ineligibility.
RO didn’t review UAE Iqama and ignored objection of being dependent on sacked premier Nawaz Sharif, he complained. Similarly, PTI also challenged the approval.
PTI candidate Yasmin Rashid claimed that RO didn’t review contradictions her income tax details. She also objected on her dependency on Nawaz Sharif in the filed petition.
Both PTI and PPP candidates have appealed LHC to declare Kulsoom Nawaz ineligible. Earlier, PAT had also filed a plea in election tribunal challenging the approval of Kulsoom Nawaz’s nomination papers By Election Commission of Pakistan. Nomination papers of Kulsoom Nawaz, Faisal Mir and Dr Yasmir were approved by ECP for NA-120 by-poll previously.
The seat was vacated after Supreme Court ruled Nawaz Sharif ineligible in Panama case.
