SC assault: Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification sought
The court earlier dismissed another petition by Orakzai against the former federal minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
The petitioner said that the respondents had been convicted in the SC attack case but had not mentioned it in their nomination papers. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court seeking disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif and PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafiq for their alleged role in an attack on SC.
The petitioner, Shahid Orakzai, said that the respondents had been convicted in the SC attack case but had not mentioned it in their nomination papers. He said the respondents were not eligible to contest the election.
The court earlier dismissed another petition by Orakzai against the former federal minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and asked him to approach an election tribunal. Orakzai had said that Nisar’s wife and children were dual nationals and he was not eligible for public office.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 31st, 2013.
A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court seeking disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif and PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafiq for their alleged role in an attack on SC.
The petitioner, Shahid Orakzai, said that the respondents had been convicted in the SC attack case but had not mentioned it in their nomination papers. He said the respondents were not eligible to contest the election.
The court earlier dismissed another petition by Orakzai against the former federal minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and asked him to approach an election tribunal. Orakzai had said that Nisar’s wife and children were dual nationals and he was not eligible for public office.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 31st, 2013.