Election tribunal rejects appeal against PPP candidate
Petitioner maintained that the returning officer had ignored facts
KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court s (SHC) election tribunal on Monday rejected an appeal filed by Sindh Indus Lawyers Forum against the approval of PPP candidate Palwasha Zai Khan s nomination papers.
The petitioner, Advocate Kamran Baloch, maintained that Khan transferred her vote from Punjab to Karachi overnight, which is a violation of Articles 220 and 226 of the constitution. He claimed that Khan did not belong to Karachi.
The advocate claimed that the objections raised on Khan s nomination papers were rejected without hearing. He moved the court to reject Khan s nomination papers and declare her ineligible for contesting the senate election.
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Monday finalised its candidates from Sindh for the upcoming Senate elections to be held on March 3.The party’s Rabita Committee meeting decided.
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Rauf Siddiqui of MQM-P declared ineligible to contest Senate election
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The Election Tribunal has declared MQM-P s Rauf Siddiqui ineligible for contesting the Senate elections
Rauf s nomination papers were rejected by the returning officer who said the candidate did not complete 16 years of education
Rauf challenged the decision in the High Court but could not win the case
His lawyers could not come up with a satisfactory explanation for his eligibility, therefore, the Election Tribunal upheld the returning officer s decision
KARACHI: The Election Tribunal has disqualified MQM Pakistan s leader Rauf Siddiqui from contesting the Senate elections.
Rauf s appeal against the decision to declare him ineligible was also rejected by the Election Tribunal as his lawyers could not come up with a satisfactory explanation for his eligibility. The Tribunal, therefore, upheld the decision of the returning officer (RO).