Elections on February 8 will see PTI candidates Parvez Elahi and Sanam Javed cleared to run.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secured major relief from the top court on Friday as five of its candidates including incarcerated party president Parvez Elahi, were granted permission to contest the upcoming February 8 elections.
Advocate for the noncompliance of Faisal Siddiqui The Supreme Court on Friday granted the appeals of PTI candidates Umer Aslam, Major (retd) Tahir Sadiq, Sanam Javaid Khan, and Shukat Basra against the rulings of returning officers to reject the requirement to open separate bank accounts for expenses in both constituencies, in addition to Elahi.
After a lengthy legal battle, he was set free.
their nomination papers from different constituencies
Proponent Faisal SiddiquiThe PTI leader, who is currently detained in Adiala Jail, petitioned the highest court under Article 185(3) of the Constitution to be granted permission to appeal the ruling made by the LHC on January 13, 2024.
Elahi’s nomination papers were turned down for the Punjab Assembly’s PP-34 (Gujrat-VIII) and National Assembly’s NA-64 (Gujrat-III) seats.
Elahi’s plea was heard by a three-judge Supreme Court bench that included Justices Mansoor Ali Shah, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, and Athar Minallah. served as Elahi’s legal representative.
Faisal Siddi, an activistElahi is authorized to run in the general election from Gujarat district’s PP-32 seat.
After a lengthy legal battle, he was set free.
Faisal Siddi Elahi, an activistIn order to challenge the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) ruling that the Election Tribunal had rightly granted him permission to run in the general election from the PP-32 cons, the former chief minister of Punjab had petitioned the Supreme Court to contest the upcoming general elections.
decision of rejecting his nomination papers.
Faisal Siddiqui, an advocateIn the Gujarat district’s PP-32 constituency, the PTI president, who is currently detained in Adiala Jail, filed a petition to be allowed to run in the general election.
In an attempt to contest the upcoming general elections, the former chief minister of Punjab had petitioned the Supreme Court, citing the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to uphold the Election Tribunal’s decision to reject his nomination papers.Elahi has been granted permission to run for the Gujarat district’s PP-32 seat in the general election.
In an attempt to contest the upcoming general elections, the former chief minister of Punjab had petitioned the Supreme Court, citing the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to uphold the Election Tribunal’s decision to reject his nomination papers.Mandokhail and Justice Athar Minallah considered Elahi’s appeal, and Elahi was represented in
Elahi was represented in the case by attorney Faisal Siddiqui.
Promote Faisal Siddiqui informed the bench, “We don’t want a delay in elections.” He urged the court to allow his client to run in the next Gujarati elections.Elahi SiddiThe former chief minister of Punjab made a request to the Supreme
Advocate Faisal Siddiqui’s technical errors in documents, submission of documents without oath commission verification, and noncompliance with the requirement to open separate bank accounts for expenditures in both constituencies.
The prominent PTI figure was first taken into custody on June 1st of last year in connection with a Rs70 million graft case involving the embezzlement of development funds designated for the Gujrat district.
He was repeatedly freed before being promptly taken into custody again in a number of cases, including one involving money laundering and accusations of making unauthorized appointments to the Punjab Assembly.
In addition to Elahi, the top court granted permission to PTI candidates Tahir Sadiq and Omer Aslam Awan to run in the NA-49 (Attock) and NA-87 (Khushab) constituencies, respectively.
