Nawaz, Shahbaz nomination papers challenged

ISLAMABAD : Muslim League-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers from the constituencies Lahore NA-123 and Rawalpindi NA-52 besides Mian Shahbaz Sharif’s from PP-10 have been challenged in the election tribunal of Lahore High Court (LHC).
The opponents from the respective constituencies have filed petitions against the approval of Mian brothers’ nomination papers in LHC election tribunal, private news channel Geo reported.
Mian Akhlaque Guddu and Noor Ellahi contesting from NA-123 against Nawaz Sharif in their filed petitions took the plea that Mian Nawaz Sharif was a convict in THE plane hijacking case and helicopter case and he had got his imprisonment remitted, while the conviction for ineligibility also stands good.
The petitioners further said that the Returning Officer, despite having seen the decisions in both the cases, permitted Nawaz Sharif to contest election and approved his nomination papers.
Therefore, the petitioners prayed for annulling the decision of the Returning Officer.
It is also learnt that Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers from Rawalpindi NA-52 and Shahbaz Sharif’s from PP-10 have also been challenged. Shahbaz Sharif’s opponent has leveled allegations of his concealing assets besides being involved in several cases.