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Imran Khan Challenges Rejection of His Nomination Papers in Pakistan's Apex Court
Imran Khan Challenges Rejection of His Nomination Papers in Pakistan's Apex Court
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Troubles are mounting for Imran Khan with each passing day as he is convicted in a series of cases in the run-up to the crucial national elections on February 8.
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Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has challenged rejection of his nomination papers for the February 8 polls in the country's supreme court.Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) who was jailed on charges of corruption and revealing state secret, had filled in papers for two National Assembly seats in Punjab province. They were rejected in December on the basis of “moral grounds" and his earlier conviction in another case related to national treasury gifts, authorities said.“The notification of disqualification under Article 63 (1)(h) is ineligible,” Khan's court plea read.Problems continue to mount for Khan, who is currently serving a three-year jail term for corruption. He and his wife wife Bushra Bibi was sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case, a yet another blow to him a day after being handed a 10-year jail term for leaking sensitive state secrets.
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Imran Khan Challenges Rejection of His Nomination Papers in Pakistan's Apex Court
Troubles are mounting for Imran Khan with each passing day as he is convicted in a series of cases in the run-up to the crucial national elections on February 8.
Former
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has
challenged rejection of his nomination papers for the February 8 polls in the country's supreme court.
Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) who was jailed on charges of corruption and revealing state secret, had filled in papers for two National Assembly seats in Punjab province. They were rejected in December on the basis of “moral grounds" and his earlier conviction in another case related to national treasury gifts, authorities said.
Earlier this month, the Lahore High Court (LHC) turned down his appeal against the rejection of his nomination papers, which prompted the 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician to take the case to the apex court of the country.
He has urged the court to declare him eligible to contest the elections from the two constituencies, reports said.
“The notification of disqualification under Article 63 (1)(h) is ineligible,” Khan's court plea read.
Problems continue to mount for Khan, who is currently serving a three-year jail term for corruption. He and his wife wife Bushra Bibi was sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case, a yet another blow to him a day after being handed a 10-year jail term for leaking sensitive state secrets.
