PESHAWAR: The Election Appellate Tribunal on Thursday rejected an objection to the nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and declared him eligible for contesting by-poll from NA-22 Mardan.
A citizen Ali Haider had challenged the nomination papers of Imran Khan from NA-22 on the grounds that the PTI chief had not declared gifts obtained from Toshakhana.
The tribunal, headed by Justice Ijaz Anwar of the Peshawar High Court, after hearing arguments from both sides allowed Imran Khan to contest the by-poll from Mardan by dismissing the petition.
Candidates for the by-polls can withdraw the nomination papers by August 27. The ECP will allot election symbols on August 29 while polling will be held on September 25. The PTI chief has submitted nomination papers for all the nine constituencies in the coming by-polls on September 25.
Out of the nine seats across the country, by-elections will be held in four constituencies in KP -- NA-22 Mardan, NA-24 Charsadda, NA-31 Peshawar and NA-45 Kurram. The slots fell vacant after the resignations of PTI Members of the National Assembly Ali Muhammad Khan, Fazal Mohammad Khan, Shaukat Ali and Fakhar Zaman were accepted by Speaker Raja Parvez Ashraf along with seven other MNAs, including two elected on seats reserved for women.
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