The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s plea against the rejection of nomination papers for the February 8 general elections.
The high court confirmed the returning officer’s (RO) and appellate tribunal’s judgments against accepting the disqualified former premier’s nomination papers from the NA-122 and NA-89 constituencies.
A three-member bench, led by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, dismissed former Prime Minister Khan’s plea on Wednesday, wherein he sought permission to contest upcoming polls, claiming that his nomination papers were wrongly rejected by the Returning Officer (RO) and appellate tribunal.
The Lahore High Court upheld the previous decisions after considering arguments from both sides. Khan had filed nomination papers for NA-122 in Lahore and NA-89 in Mianwali.
Additionally, the court rejected appeals from other prominent PTI members, including Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Secretary General Hammad Azhar, Latif Khosa’s son Khurram Latif Khosa, and PTI activist Sanam Javaid.
This setback adds to the challenges faced by the party, whose leadership is entangled in various legal issues, particularly related to the May 9 riots, resulting in several senior members, including Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, being in detention.
