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Musharraf barred by courts from parliamentary
elections
Tuesday April 16, 2013 06:32:54 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad:
Courts in Pakistan have disqualified former president Pervez
Musharraf for contesting parliamentary elections for suspending
the constitution and imposing emergency in 2007 during his rule,
lawyers said Tuesday.
Musharraf wanted to contest the National Assembly elections from
four constituencies, including capital Islamabad, but his
nomination papers were rejected by the Pakistan Election
Commission authorities, reported Xinhua.
He had filed appeals against rejections of his nomination papers
by the local election authorities in three constyituencies of
Karachi in Sindh, Kasur in Punjab province, and capital Islamabad,
but the Election Tribunals, comprising judges of high courts,
rejected these.
Musharraf's papers were only accepted in the northern Chitral
district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. However, his political
rivals challenged acceptance of his nomination papers here also.
A three-member Election Tribunal Tuesday accepted the objections
by Musharraf's rivals and disqualified him for contesting the
election from Chitral.
Lawyers of rival candidates said that Musharraf had abrogated the
constitution and that he is also facing cases in courts and is not
eligible to contest for the parliamentary seat.
They also argued that Chitral is a peaceful area and Musharraf's
election could create law and order problem.
Pakistani Taliban in a video have warned that they will attack
Musharraf.
Mushararf, who ruled Pakistan 1999-2008, was disqualified a day
after he announced election manifesto of his All Pakistan Muslim
League party.
Legal experts say that Musharraf has the right to appeal in the
Supreme Court.
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