Hina Rabbani Khar withdraws from NA-177. PHOTO: FILE
MULTAN/ LAHORE:
Hina Rabbani Khar, a former foreign minister, stepped down in favour of her father Noor Rabbani Khar contesting from NA-177 on PPP ticket against Jamshed Dasti, an independent candidate and former MNA.
Hina Khar withdrew her nomination papers on Thursday for the seat. She told reporters that she wants to leave politics now because she had stepped in only to replace her father who was not eligible due to the graduation condition applied in the 2002 elections.
“However, the condition has been lifted and Noor Rabbani Khar, my father is contesting from NA-177,” she said.
She clarified that she will never participate in politics and also does not want to be nominated on the reserved seat for women in parliament. She praised the political parties for honouring her efforts and who allowed her to serve the people of Pakistan for the last ten years. She also said that she was only a covering candidate for her father.
A Lahore High Court (LHC) full bench on Thursday provisionally allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Inamullah Khan Niazi to contest elections from NA-71 Mianwali and suspended decisions of returning officer (RO) and the election tribunal with regard to the rejection of his nomination papers.
The RO and the election tribunal had rejected the papers of Niazi for being a bank loan defaulter. The PTI leader had filed a petition challenging the orders.
The full bench headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan suspended the impugned decisions and conditionally allowed Niazi to contest in the election. The bench also issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for April 25.
Sheikh Waqas Akram, former federal education minister, has withdrawn his nomination papers from NA 89-Jhang IV in favour of his father who acquired a PML-N ticket to contest elections from the same constituency.
After recently being allowed by an election tribunal to participate in the elections just a day before, Waqas Akram withdrew his nomination papers.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2013.
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What a shameful justification, now the graduation degree condition is waived and her father is eligible. Please let educated ones with broader vision for country to hold responsibility. Madam Hina did great as a foreign Minister, she should continue and discourage old lot.
I am very curious about one thing.
Where did she get all that money to live such an extravagant lifestyle?
I heard she used to wear pearls and carry Hermes handbags and trust me, they don't come cheap. I know I l live in US and one thing I know only the super ultra rich can afford to have a Hermes Hand bag.
@Saad: He is not uneducated, but he is not graduate... what our graduate MNAs and MPAs did during musharuf's period... they doomed our nation with bowing down to US and plunge our nation before terrorist, suicide bombers and drone attacks ... they sold ppl of Pakistan to the USA.... what difference they made to this poor country, till USA needed us, we were paid, and our economy was stable.. what we call corruption now, and cry on... and hurl abuses on democracy.... no media dare to say against the then govt of mush... NLC and Foji foundation, were awarded most of the contracts,.... Shershah by pass contract was given to NLC,that bridge collapsed within days after it opened for public.. the whole bus full of passengers was crushed underneath...... and Media reported for one day next day there were lots of new breaking news So what is the difference between educated and uneducated.?
Awww I did like her. Majority of the politicians in the sub continent are 'uneducated' by today's standards. Many have served the people even when not having Uni degress. She was good at her job lets accept . She provided the much needed glamour ( and intelligence ) to Politics . She was a treat to the eyes and was well informed at any point of time . Hope she comes back soon. We need more women in politics in the sub continent at the top level.
Even though its not a big deal as this seat is going to one khar to another, atleast she was us educated and now there willl be an uneducated person winning this seat, and could become the next foreign minister or prime minister.
because she had stepped in only to replace her father who was not eligible due to the graduation condition applied in the 2002 elections. “However, the condition has been lifted and Noor Rabbani Khar, my father is contesting from NA-177,” Lolz. We are just mere puppets to you politicians. One steps down in favor of other to take charg of us.