SHC tribunal accepts PTI leader’s nomination papers; LHC tribunal rejects PML-N leader’s appeal
LAHORE:
An election tribunal in Sindh has set aside objections raised to a returning officer’s (RO) decision to accept the nomination papers of PTI leader Faisal Vawda for the upcoming Senate polls, scheduled for March 3.
A similar tribunal in Punjab has, however, upheld an RO’s decision to reject PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid’s nomination papers because of non-payment of outstanding dues of the Punjab House in Islamabad.
PPP candidate Qadir Khan Mandokhail had filed an appeal against the RO’s February 18 order, arguing that Vawda, also the federal minister for water resources, had hidden his dual nationality ahead of the July 2018 general election and therefore he was not truthful and trustworthy in view of Article 63.
Pak tribunal dismisses Rashid s plea over rejection of nomination papers
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Lahore, Feb 23 : The election appellate tribunal court of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz s (PML-N) former Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid against the rejection of his nomination papers for Senate elections by the Returning Officer.
Last week, Rashid challenged the impugned order at the Punjab Election Appellate Tribunal of the LHC, saying that he was ready to address the objections raised by the returning officer, the Express Tribune reported.
Pervaiz Rashid arrives outside the tribunal building. DawnNewsTV
An election tribunal in Lahore dismissed on Tuesday an appeal filed by PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid against the rejection of his Senate nomination papers by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Last week, the ECP had rejected Rashid s nomination papers. The former minister was told that he was a defaulter of the Punjab House in Islamabad and his nomination would be accepted only after he cleared the dues.
The same day, the retuning officer accepted the objection to Rashid s nomination and said that he failed to provide evidence regarding having cleared the dues.
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The Lahore High Court election tribunal has dismissed PML-N s Pervaiz Rasheed s appeal against the rejection of the nomination papers for the Senate elections.
He appeared before the tribunal on Tuesday.
His lawyer said that he has contested the elections before too and no one ever raised any objection.
On February 20, Rasheed filed a petition challenging the rejection of his nomination papers. According to the returning officer, he was a defaulter of Punjab House in Islamabad, and his nomination will only be accepted after the dues are paid.