An appellate tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s appeal against the returning officer’s (RO) decision to reject his nomination papers from the NA-122 constituency.
Justice Tariq Nadeem upheld the RO’s decision to reject Imran’s nomination papers.
Khan’s nomination papers were rejected for a National Assembly constituency in Lahore and his hometown Mianwali on December 30, 2023.
The development comes on the last day to dispose of appeals filed against acceptance or rejection of nomination papers for the February 8 general elections.
On Dec 30, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder from two National Assembly constituencies – NA 122 (Lahore) and NA-89 (Mianwali).
“The PTI founder has been convicted,” the returning officer (RO) said while rejecting nomination papers of former prime minister.
Mian Naseer of PML-N objected to Imran Khan’s nomination papers, saying the former PM’s seconder and proposer do not belong to NA-122, which is a legal requirement.
