Summary Nomination papers Pervez Musharraf for constituency NA-48 were rejected on Sunday.
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Pervez Musharraf s nomination papers for a parliamentary constituency in federal capital Islamabad’s NA-48 were rejected on Sunday, hours after his candidature was disallowed in another seat from NA-250 Karachi.
The former president however can now contest election from Chitral.
In their objection, petitioners stated that Musharraf was ineligible to contest elections since he is facing several cases.
The Returning Officer, rejecting the papers, said that Musharraf did not fulfil the criteria established in the Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution.
The Returning Officer for a constituency at Kasur in Punjab had rejected Musharraf s nomination papers on Friday on the ground that the signature did not match the one on his national identity card.
Earler, former president’s nomination papers for NA-250 Karachi were rejected but were accepted for NA-32 Chitral on Sunday.
The returning officer of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected his papers for NA-250 on the basis of article 62 and 63 of the constitution.
