ISLAMABAD, July 17 (TNS): The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed a plea against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Information secretary Fawad Chaudhry’s candidature on Tuesday from his home constituency of NA-67, Jhelum.
The petition was rejected by a two-member bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed, which was filed by Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party (PJDP) member Syed Fakhar Haider challenging the approval of Chaudhry’s nomination papers.
Lahore High Court (LHC) had accepted Chaudhry’s plea last month and allowed him to contest the upcoming general election on July 25.
The judge had remarked that the petitioner instead of filing a new appeal against Chaudhry should have challenged the approval of nomination papers.
Last month after being barred from contesting the election, the PTI leader had moved the LHC against an appellate election tribunal’s decision restraining him from contesting from NA-67.
Chaudhry’s nomination papers from NA-67 were rejected during a hearing of an appeal filed by PJDP’s Fakhar Abbas Kazmi against the acceptance of the PTI leader’s nomination papers by the returning officer.
Fakhar Abbas Kazmi had objected and said that Chaudhry had not paid agriculture tax on his land.
