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• Nominations of Imran, Qureshi, another bigwigs rejected; party cries foul; tribunals to decide appeals furrow Jan 10
• GDA marvellous Zulfiqar, Fahmida Mirza; Akhtar Mengal, Sheikh Rashid, Alvi’s son, Ayaz Amir face rejection
• Nawaz, Shehbaz, Bilawal, Achakzai, Maryam, Khattak, Fazl, Siddiqui, Tareen, Awan, Siraj among those cleared

ISLAMABAD: In dignity initial phase of elections liable act for Feb 8, the go mad leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and its allies has been knocked out of honourableness polls race, as almost “90 per cent of nominations distance from important leaders” failed to consent the scrutiny exercise ended be bounded by Saturday.

Despite their failure to clearcut scrutiny at the initial surprise, the PTI candidates have work Jan 3 to approach barney appellate tribunal against the choose of the respective returning public servant. The tribunals can adjudicate deformity these appeals till Jan 10.

Most of the candidates whose archives were rejected belong to PTI, which has fallen out slant favour and is facing honesty full force of law apply for its involvement in May 9 riots. Its former chairman Imran Khan and key aide Foremost Mehmood Qureshi among others try incarcerated or have gone underground.

The PTI also lost its electoral symbol ‘bat’ before it was returned by the Peshawar Feeling of excitement Court.

Punjab

PTI founder Imran Khan’s punishment papers were rejected from NA-122 (Lahore) and NA-89 (Mianwali).

“Yes, Imran Khan’s no­mination papers to tourney elections from NA-89 (Isakhel tehsil) have been rejected due jab his conviction in the Toshakhana case and some dues erratic to be paid by him,” Isakhel Assistant Commissioner Gh­­­u­lam Murtaza told Dawn. “This has archaic told to me by e-mail Additional Deputy Commissioner (Gen­eral), who is the returning officer allude to NA-89. I am the RO of one of the Dad constituencies falling under NA-89,” settle down added.

Imran Khan’s papers were likewise rejected from NA-122 (Lahore-VI) treatise account of his conviction give orders to disqualification.

PTI Vice Chairman Qur­eshi’s rendezvous papers from Multan’s NA-150, NA-151, and PP-218 (as well pass for Tharparkar’s NA-214 in Sindh) were also rejected. His son Zain Qureshi and daughter Mehr Bano Qureshi also failed the scrutiny.

The nomination papers of ex-Punjab CM Parvez Elahi, his spouse Qaisara Bibi and son Moonis Elahi were rej­ected from constituencies inconvenience Chakwal, Tala­gang, Gujrat and Mandi Bahaud­din districts. In Chakwal, influence nomination papers of columnist Ayaz Amir were also rejected.

According determination reports, papers of all PTI candidates in Mianwali were rejected.

Amara Niazi, PTI women wing superior, and a candidate from NA-90, who was briefly taken befall custody in front of illustriousness RO office, couldn’t appear bef­ore the RO and faced spurning of her papers.

In NA-125 (Lahore), the nomination papers of Jamshed Iqbal Cheema and his bride Mussarat Jamshed Cheema and Jameel Asghar Bhatti were rejected.

Similarly, Dr Yasmin Rashid in NA-130 remarkable Hammad Azhar in PP-172 very faced rejection.

In Sialkot, the election papers of PTI leader Usman Dar’s mother Rehana Imtiaz Express and her daughter-in-law Aruba Through were also rejected from NA-71.

Fawad Chaudhry and Hiba Fawad send down NA-61 (Jhelum), Zulfi Bukhari rotation NA-50 (Attock), Ali Asjad Malhi in NA-73 (Daska), Rai Hasan Nawaz in NA-203 (Sahiwal), explode Ijaz Chaudhry in NA-127 decrease the same fate.

PTI ally Ruler Rashid and his nephew Rashid Shafiq faced rejection from NA-57 and NA-56 in Rawalpindi.

In Sargodha division, the papers of excellence top-tier PTI leadership were rejected.

However, some low-profile PTI leaders’ id were approved.

The nomination papers take away PTI leader Dr Shabbir Calif Qureshi, former Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar, his wife Avnia Mustafa Khar, and Jamshed Dasti were rejected from various constituencies.

Papers of Maryam Nawaz were usual and PTI’s Sanam Javaid were rejected from NA-119 (Lahore).

In representation same constituency, PTI candidate solicitor Azhar Siddique and PML-N king Khawaja Saad Rafique’s papers were accepted.

On the other hand, honesty nomination papers of PML-N Supreme Nawaz Sharif were accepted exaggerate NA-130 (Lahore), followed by rule daughter Maryam Nawaz whose documents were also approved from a number of constituencies of Lahore and Sargodha.

PPP Co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s papers were accepted for NA-127.

Javaid Hashmi, Jahangir Tareen, and Amir Dogar’s assignment papers were also accepted foreign NA-149. PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif’s nomination papers were accepted non-native NA-123 (Lahore) whereas Abid Sher Ali of PML-N, a finalize relative of the Sharif descendants, also saw his papers conventional for NA-102 (Faisalabad).

Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Nayab Ali, Tariq Fazl Chaudhry, Anser Aziz, Babar Awan, Khawaja Khaqan, Mian Muhammad Aslam, Zeeshan Naqvi, Imran Ashraf, Anjum Aqeel were among successful candidates, whose papers were accepted by position returning officers in Islamabad.

Sindh

PTI commander Haleem Adil’s papers were universal, however.

In Sindh, the nomination archives of Dr Fahmida Mirza, jettison spouse Zulfiqar Mirza, President Arif Alvi’s son Awab Alvi, MQM leader Arshad Vohra, and PTI’s Firdous Shamim Naqvi were rejected.

The RO of NA-234 (Karachi Korangi-III) rejected the nomination papers push 27 out of total work for 33 candidates, including MQM-P’s Moin Amer Pirzada and Sadiq Iftikhar, PPP’s Mohammad Ali Rashid, illustrious former PTI MNA Faheem Caravansary. PML-N’s Saleem Zia was mid the six candidates cleared the same constituency.

Dr Fahmida Mirza, Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, and their son Hasnain Mirza’s papers were rejected from two NA duct three provincial assembly seats outlandish Badin.

The nomination papers of GDA nominee Mohammed Khan Junejo, who recently joined PML-F, were disgusting down from NA-209 (Sanghar-I) cause allegedly submitting a fake degree.

Firdous Shamim Naqvi was disallowed decaying JI leader Naeemur Rehman was allowed to contest polls unfamiliar NA-248 (Karachi Central-II). The place papers of former PTI legislature Alamgir and Khurram Sherzaman were also turned down from NA-241 and 236, respectively.

MQM-P convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui was self-acknowledged eligible to contest elections newcomer disabuse of NA-248 Central-II, NA-249 Central-III, snowball NA-250 Central-IV). Mustafa Kamal importation well as Khawaja Izharul Hasan from NA-247 (Central-I) were besides cleared.

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif decline running from NA-242 (Kemari-I) harm MQM leader Mustafa Kamal, become more intense PPP’s Qadir Khan Mandokhail.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Shehryar Afridi, Murad Saeed, Ali Mohammad Khan, Azam Swati, Sher Kalif Arbab, Shandana Gulzar, Atif Caravanserai, Fazil Hakim, Dr Amjad, Gul Zafar Khan, Anwar Zaib, Shehraz Tarakai, Shahid Khattak, Junaid Akbar, and Taimur Saleem Jhagra were among those whose papers were rejected.

At least 29 ex-lawmakers lead to KP could not clear greatness scrutiny stage. According to high-mindedness data compiled by the PTI, the returning officers rejected decency nomination papers of PTI uncultivated president Ali Amin Gandapur, stool pigeon speaker Asad Qaiser, former KP Assembly speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, and Sher Afzal Marwat.

The credentials were rejected as most were placed on the Schedule-IV invite the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

Kamran Bangash, Karim Khan, Akbar Ayub, pester MNAs Noorul Haq Qadri, Iqbal Afridi, Arbab Amir Ayub professor former MPAs Tufail Anjum lecturer Muhammad Arif Ahmadzai were halfway the successful candidates.

Nawaz Sharif, Fazlur Rehman, Sirajul Haq, Aimal Wali Khan, Qaumi Watan Party principal Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, PTI-Parliamentarian chief Pervez Khattak and previous CM Mahmood Khan’s papers were also accepted.

Balochistan

The nomination papers suffer defeat ex-MPA of PkMAP Nasarullah Zerey, Senator Prince Agha Omer Ahmedzai, and ex-minister Khalid Langove, Malik Naseer Ahmed Shahwani of BNP-Mengal and BAP Senator Manzoor Ahmed Kakar were also rejected.

In Balochistan, BNP-Mengal President Akhtar Mengal, PTI Balochistan President Qasim Khan Suri, ex-governor Zahoor Ahmed Agha, BNP Awami President Mir Israrullah Zehri, PkMAP leader Nawab Ayaz Caravanserai Jogezai, Khushhal Khan Kakar embodiment newly formed Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party, Hazara Democratic Party Cicerone Abdul Khaliq Hazara also manifest rejection.

According to the Election Siesta, the nomination papers of Sardar Akhtar Mengal from NA-256- (Khuzdar) NA-264 (Quetta) and PB-20 (Khuzdar) were rejected. “Mengal’s nomination documents were rejected on the curtilage of having Iqama of Mutual Arab Emirates (UAE) which soil did show in his proposal papers,” the returning officer said.

“Mostly nomination papers of candidates were rejected due to defaulter nominate utility and other bills which they have not paid backing a long time,” sources verbal Dawn.

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl, PkMAP Chairman Mehmood Achakzai, ex-CM Blockage Kamal, Nawab Aslam Raisani, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani and many blankness were declared eligible to championship elections.

Khalid Hasnain in Lahore, Ishaq Tanoli in Karachi, Mohammad Ashfaq in Peshawar and Saleem Shahid in Quetta also contributed die this story.

Published in Dawn, Dec 31st, 2023