Petition on ending Nawaz’s disqualification likely to be filed

PML-N supremo is seemingly making preparations for participating in next general polls

LAHORE:

There are chances that former premier and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif would return home and participate in the upcoming general elections as a petition to end his lifetime disqualification is likely to be filed in the Supreme Court.

According to party sources, PML-N intra-party elections will be held on Friday (today) where there is a strong possibility that Nawaz would remain lifetime “quaid” (leader) of the party.

The apex court had disqualified the former premier in the Panama Papers case in July 2017.

The judges ruled that Nawaz had been dishonest to the parliament and the courts in not disclosing his employment in a Dubai-based company in his 2013 nomination papers, and thus, could not be deemed fit for his office.

Later, an accountability court awarded him 10 years imprisonment in the Avenfield apartments and seven years in Al-Azizia references.

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On Friday, the PML-N will mull over the schedule of the former premier’s possible return to the country after the intra-party polls.

 Meanwhile, the process of assembling Nawaz’s academic credentials and clearing his tax dues in view of his participation in the upcoming elections continues.

 Party sources maintained that the PML-N supremo’s duplicate BA degree had been obtained by his staff member from the Punjab University. A fee of Rs2,990 had been paid in this regard.

 An application was filed on Nawaz’s behalf with the Punjab University on June 7 for obtaining his duplicate degree.

 Sources in the Punjab University noted that the former premier’s request was immediately processed and his duplicate degree was issued.

 According to the record, Nawaz graduated in 1968 and acquired 340 marks.

In November 2019, the former premier left for United Kingdom after he was released on bail in the seven-year sentence. He had reportedly been diagnosed with immune system disorder.

To date, the PML-N supremo resides in London.