{"id":46161,"date":"2024-01-10T13:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T13:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/imran-out-of-election-race-as-nomination-papers-rejection-upheld-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T13:01:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T13:01:07","slug":"imran-out-of-election-race-as-nomination-papers-rejection-upheld-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/imran-out-of-election-race-as-nomination-papers-rejection-upheld-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran out of election race as nomination papers’ rejection upheld | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLAHORE:
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The election tribunal upheld the rejection of former prime minister\u00a0Imran Khan’s nomination papers for\u00a0Lahore’s NA-122 and PS 89 of Mianwali,\u00a0resulting in his exclusion from the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n

Justice Tariq Nadeem, presiding over the election tribunal at the Lahore High Court, dismissed the appeal pertaining to the rejection of PTI founder Imran Khan’s papers for NA-122.<\/p>\n

The tribunal upheld the returning officer’s (RO) decision, which\u00a0stated\u00a0that the candidate’s endorser\u00a0did not belong to the constituency.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Judge Chaudhry Abdul Aziz dismissed Imran’s appeal for NA-89, supporting the RO’s\u00a0objections.<\/p>\n

The tribunal noted that Imran’s conviction in the Toshakhana case makes him ineligible to contest the election, emphasising that the length of the sentence is irrelevant till a sentence is in field.<\/p>\n

Read <\/strong>Imran out of electoral race, for now<\/a><\/p>\n

Following the decisions, Imran’s counsel, Advocate Umair Niazi, said he intended to challenge them in the high court’s in front of a larger bench.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0December 30<\/a>\u00a0the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected Imran’s nomination papers due to his conviction in the Toshakhana case, highlighting that according to the prevailing circumstances, he remains ineligible to participate in elections as long as the conviction stands.<\/p>\n

According to the ECP’s election schedule, the tribunals are to conclude the hearing<\/a> of appeals today, and publish a revised list of candidates by tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe withdrawal of nomination papers is scheduled for Jan 12 (Friday) and the final list of candidates will also be released on the same day,\u201d an ECP spokesperson earlier stated.<\/p>\n

The allocation of election symbols to the candidates was slated for Jan 13 (Saturday), and the polling would take place on Feb 8, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n