Islamabad, June 22 (TNS): In a major development, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has accepted nomination papers of 265 candidates, including Hafiz Saeed’s son and son-in-law, contesting from the platform of Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek (AAT), local media reported on Friday.
Saeed’s son Hafiz Talha Saeed is a member of proscribed Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and son-in-law Hafiz Khalid Waleed is a member of Milli Muslim League (MML).
Milli Muslim League (MML) spokesperson Tabish Qayyum also confirmed that Saeed’s son will contest from NA-91 Sargodha and his son-in-law will contest in NA-133, a Lahore constituency.
A four-member bench of the ECP had earlier dismissed MML’s application on the basis of an interior ministry report which stated that the aspiring political entity followed the ideology of proscribed JuD and its leader.
