Pervaiz Elahi moves SC to contest general elections

ISLAMABAD: Former Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi approached the Supreme Court to participate in the general elections.

Former Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi filed petition in the Supreme Court to participate in the general elections.

In the petition, Election Commission of Pakistan and Election Tribunal have been made a party and requested that Lahore High Court January 13 2024 be declared null and void.

It was stated in the petition that his nomination papers were rejected based on the objections of the candidate Muhammad Saleem, objection was raised against him that he has shares in flour mills.

The petition further said that he has disclosed his total assets of Rs 175 million, among these assets more than Rs 57 million in cash, it cannot be termed as malice for him not to disclose such minor shares.

It was further said in the filed petition that it was also objected that he did not disclose seven arms licenses, there is no column to disclose arms licenses in the nomination papers.

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