Gohar Ali Khan says nomination papers of 380 PTI candidates, mostly top leaders, had been rejected via ECP
The Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has introduced approaching the preferrred court docket (SC) to assignment the rejection of nomination papers of pinnacle birthday celebration leaders.
Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, who have become PTI chairman whilst intra-birthday party elections had been nixed via the Election fee of Pakistan (ECP), has strongly criticised the ‘rejection of nomination papers of 380 PTI candidates’ beforehand of the overall elections slated for February 8, 2024.
At the same time as speakme on Sunday, he burdened that the previous ruling birthday celebration had already advocated appointing judicial officials to address the electoral affairs.
He also claimed that the nomination papers of broadly speaking PTI leaders have been rejected by the ECP, whereas, standard 550 applicants from other political parties faced rejection at some stage in scrutiny.
The erstwhile PTI chairman admitted that the nomination papers of some candidates have been rejected on a technical foundation. but, he alleged that an person who filed an objection to Sanam Javed’s nomination became unaware of the details.
“We will record a petition inside the very best courtroom and hope to look the judiciary’s intervention in this remember,” he announced.
Barrister Gohar categorically stated that the PTI might now not boycott the general elections at any value.
Regarding celebration tickets, he said that no consultation changed into made with incarcerated Imran Khan so far. “I was advised through the Adiala jail authority to fulfill the PTI founder on Tuesday and Wednesday. I will consult Imran Khan concerning birthday celebration tickets in the subsequent meetings.”
Furthermore, the previous ruling birthday party additionally claimed that almost ninety% of the nomination papers of its important leaders which include Imran Khan have been rejected, while, one hundred% of the nomination papers of other parties had been accepted.
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“ROs, police, caretakers and the ECP have played the role of facilitators for Nawaz Sharif within the first phase of elections itself. It’s without a doubt shameful how the destiny of 250 mln humans is being put in risk simply so that you can facilitate Nawaz Sharif,” alleged the PTI on its legit X take care of, formerly Twitter.
A day in advance, the ECP had rejected the nomination papers of several political bigwigs after culminating within the scrutiny level.
In a first-rate setback for the PTI, the ECP rejected the nomination papers of its incarcerated founder Imran Khan — from NA-122 and NA-89 — together with party’s vice president Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s nomination papers from NA-a hundred and fifty and NA-151.
PTI leader and former Punjab fitness minister Dr Yasmin Rashid’s nomination papers from NA-one hundred thirty were also rejected through the ECP, while Ejaz Chaudhry’s nomination papers didn’t cozy the ECP’s approval from NA-127.
The birthday party’s nomination papers filed through PTI’s Mohammad Atif Khan (NA-22) and Naeem Haider Panjotha’s — Khan’s recommend— from NA-82, additionally didn’t get approval from the pinnacle electoral body.
From NA-44, ECP rejected PTI’s Ali Amin Gandapur’s files — a selection the flesh presser has announced to venture within the high court tomorrow.
From PP-172, ECP rejected PTI’s Hammad Azhar’s nomination papers,
Also, PTI founder Khan’s cousin Irfan Ullah Niazi’s nomination papers have been rejected by using the relevant RO from Bhakkar’s PP-ninety.
However, the applicants had been given a risk to document appeals against the Returning officers (ROs).
The third section of the general elections started today (Sunday) at some point of which appeals can be filed towards the returning officials’ (ROs) choice to reject or receive the nomination papers of the contesting candidates.