Pakistan Elections / Imran Khan will not be able to contest general elections, nominations from both the constituencies rejected

Pakistan Elections: Jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has suffered the biggest blow. He will not be able to take part in the general elections to be held in Pakistan on 8 February. However, while being in jail, Imran Khan had filed nominations from two seats. But the returning officer has rejected both his nominations. This has increased the problems of Imran Khan. Besides, his dream of becoming the PM of Pakistan again seems to be shattered. However, Imran Khan has challenged this decision of the election officer in Lahore High Court.

Imran has termed as wrong the rejection of his nomination papers for two National Assembly seats in Punjab before the elections to be held on February 8. He has challenged this decision of the returning officer in the tribunal of Lahore High Court on Wednesday. The Returning Officer (RO) of Lahore on Saturday rejected the nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo for two National Assembly (Parliament) seats in Punjab's Lahore and Mianwali districts on moral grounds and in the Toshakhana corruption case. Was rejected on the grounds of going.

Imran challenged the election officer's decision on this basis

Khan, through his lawyer on Wednesday, challenged the RO's decision to reject his nomination papers for NA-122 Lahore and NA-89 Mianwali and argued that his conviction in the Toshakhana case violates Article 62(1)(a). F) has no connection with his disqualification under. Therefore as per the Constitution, his nomination papers cannot be rejected. Khan said the RO had also objected to his proposers and seconders not belonging to the constituencies from where he is contesting. Khan said, “Both the proposer and the approver belong to NA-122 and NA-89 (and) this objection of the RO has no basis.

He appealed to the court to set aside the RO's decision and allow him to contest the February 8 elections from the same two constituencies. Khan (71) is lodged in Adiala jail since August 2023 in various cases. Wednesday was the last date to challenge the RO's decisions. (Language)