ISLAMABAD: Former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court for contesting the upcoming general elections and challenged the verdict of Lahore High Court (LHC), upholding the Election Tribunal’s decision of rejecting his nomination papers.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president, presently confined in Adiala Jail, filed a petition in the apex court under Article 185(3) of the Constitution for leave to appeal against the judgment dated January 13, 2024, passed by the LHC in his petition.
He has made Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Election Appellate Tribunal NA-64, Gujrat-III, Returning Officer NA-64, Gujrat-III and Muhammad Saleem, a resident of Kunjah Tehsil and District Gujrat, as respondents.
