Supreme Court of Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP
A two-member bench heard a petition filed by Malik Ajmad Mehmood seeking disqualification of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Anjum Aqeel on the basis of an on-going inquiry initiated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in 2011.
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The petitioner claimed that Aqeel, candidate for NA-54 (Islamabad Capital Territory III), is a defaulter of multiple institutions. Dismissing the appeal, Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh directed Mehmood to file the application after the general elections.
The bench also heard a petition against PP-240 independent candidate Fazl Mehmood. The petition, filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Mumtaz Ahmed Muharwi, claimed that Mehmood had been disqualified earlier in 2008 for having a fake degree.
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The court further observed that disqualification at this stage would mean reprinting of ballot papers which would cause a delay in the electoral process. The apex court dismissed the petition.
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