Islamabad, June 20 (TNS): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday filed an appeal against the rejection of his candidacy for Islamabad’s NA-53 constituency.
In his appeal, submitted to the appellate tribunal by PTI leader Babar Awan, it has been pleaded that the tribunal should reject the decision of the returning officer (RO) to reject his nomination papers.
The appeal states that the RO’s decision is against the Constitution.
The registrar of the Islamabad High Court informed later that Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani will hear the appeal tomorrow.
On Tuesday, the RO for NA-53 had rejected the nomination papers of Imran, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former federal minister and governor Mehtab Abbasi and estranged PTI leader Ayesha Gulalai for failing to properly fill out the affidavit attached with the nomination papers.
