Elections: Nawaz Sharif cleared for NA-119

Objection had argued that Sharif illegally occupied the Pakistan Muslim League house.

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif's nomination papers for NA-119 were accepted by the Election Commission of Pakistan, Express News reported on Friday.

The objection on Sharif's papers for NA-119 was filed by Mohammad Ashfaq from Muslim League - Qasim claiming the PML-N head had illegally occupied the Pakistan Muslim League house located on Davis Road Lahore.

On April 3, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member filed an objection to the nomination papers of (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif for NA-120.

In his objection, PPP member Sohail Malik said that Nawaz was a defaulter in the Asghar Khan case.

The verdict for this case is to be delivered on April 7.