Karachi, Apr. 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan president and APML chief Pervez Musharraf's nomination papers for NA 250 Karachi have been rejected.
According to The Dawn, the Returning Officer rejected the papers on the basis of Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution.
Musharraf's spokesperson, Aasia Ishaque, said that the former military ruler refused to appear before the returning officer at the time of filing the nomination papers because he said the objections against his candidature were flimsy and vague.
Ishaque further added that Musharraf will be appealing the rejection of the nomination papers.
Musharraf had also filed nomination papers for NA 32 Chitral, NA 48 Islamabad and NA 139 Kasur. However, his papers for Kasur were also rejected earlier this week when Maulana Javid Kasuri, a leader of Jamaat-i-Islaami, raised objections against his candidature.
The Supreme Court will also hear a petition, accusing Musharraf of treason, on Monday. The petition has been filed by the Lahore High Court Bar Association accusing the former military ruler of subverting the Constitution.
Musharraf returned to Pakistan on March 24 after four years of self-imposed exile in London and Dubai to contest general elections. (ANI)
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