upcoming elections
Islamabad
The appellate election tribunals dismissed on Tuesday the appeals of former and serving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Fawad Chaudhry and Murad Saeed respectively, challenging the rejection of their nomination papers for contesting the upcoming elections.
The appellate tribunal of the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench dismissed Fawad’s appeal against the decision taken by the returning officer, rejecting his nomination papers from NA 60 and NA 61, Jehlum.
The rejection is a significant political setback for the former federal information minister.
Tribunal Judge Justice Chaudhary Abdul Aziz, in announcing the decision, sustained all objections against Fawad and upheld the returning officer’s verdict.
The court revealed that Fawad concealed his wife’s bank accounts and foreign trips, failed to submit an affidavit, and also obscured details about his movable and immovable assets.
