Deadline to challenge ROs’ verdicts ends
Candidates submitting their nomination papers for Khyber-Assembly seat PK-8, Peshawar-VII at the provincial chapter of the Election Commission of Pakistan. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Another crucial phase of the upcoming general elections concluded on Wednesday as the process of filing appeals against the rejection of nomination papers was completed.
The Election Tribunal for Rawalpindi has received a total of 172 appeals from candidates. On Wednesday, the electoral tribunals approved two appeals while rejecting three of them.
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Pakistan (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has challenged the rejection of nomination papers for his native Mianwali constituency. Moreover, former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi has also challenged the rejection of his nomination papers.
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These two appeals are scheduled for hearing on Thursday (today).
This election season, a record number of appeals have been filed alongside the rejection of a record number of papers.
The rejection of nomination papers has been contested by prominent PTI leaders which include former ministers and national and provincial assembly members.
Among these are former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Zulfi Bukhari, Major Tahir Sadiq Fawad Chaudhry, Hiba Chaudhry, Raja Rashid Hafeez, Ejaz Khan Jazi, Umar Tanveer Butt, Arif Abbasi, Zain Elahi, Iman Tahir, Raja Basharat, Hafiz Amar Yasir, Ayaz Amir, Fozia Behram and Raja Nasir.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 4th, 2024.