{"id":40082,"date":"2023-12-26T12:12:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T12:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ro-accepts-nawazs-nomination-papers-for-na-130-lahore-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T12:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T12:12:10","slug":"ro-accepts-nawazs-nomination-papers-for-na-130-lahore-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ro-accepts-nawazs-nomination-papers-for-na-130-lahore-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"RO accepts Nawaz’s nomination papers for NA-130 Lahore | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLAHORE:
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The returning officer of NA-130 Lahore accepted the nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif\u00a0on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The RO,\u00a0Asghar Joya, completed the scrutiny of the papers, allowing the PML-N chief to contest from the constituency in the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8.<\/p>\n

No objections were against Nawaz’s nomination papers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media, PML-N leader Bilal Yasin said Nawaz will emerge victorious from NA-130 on February 8 and will “become prime minister of Pakistan for the fourth time”.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll legal obligations are fulfilled in Nawaz Sharif\u2019s case,\u201d lawyer Amjad Parvez informed the media and added that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had established a portal for the scrutiny of nomination papers.<\/p>\n

\u201cNawaz has fulfilled all the requirements available on the election commission\u2019s portal,” Parvez said\u00a0and added the RO was satisfied with all requirements.<\/p>\n

The former premier will now contest<\/a> against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stalwart Dr Yasmin Rashid and 22 other candidates for NA-130.<\/p>\n

Read <\/strong>PML-N names for reserved seats upper hand of Maryam Nawaz<\/a><\/p>\n

The PML-N supremo\u00a0has also submitted nomination papers for NA-15 Mansehra,\u00a0however, they have yet to be accepted by the local RO. .<\/p>\n

Legal conundrum<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former premier was disqualified<\/a> in the Panama Papers case in July 2017 by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC).<\/p>\n

The judges of the apex court had ruled that Nawaz had been dishonest to the parliament and the courts in not disclosing his employment in a Dubai-based company in his 2013 nomination papers, and thus, could not be deemed fit for his office.<\/p>\n

Later, an accountability court awarded him 10 years imprisonment in the Avenfield apartments and seven years in Al-Azizia references. However, he has been acquitted<\/a> in both cases by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).<\/p>\n

However, before the general elections in 2024, the SC will resolve the contradiction between the judicial decision and the parliamentary legislation on whether disqualification<\/a> under Article 62 of the Constitution means for life or five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n