- His spouse Qaisera Elahi, however, allowed to contest elections
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday rejected PTI President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi’s appeal against the rejection of his nomination papers by the returning officer.
The court, however, granted permission to his spouse Qaisara Elahi, to contest the upcoming general elections.
Elahi’s lawyer, Shahzad Shoukat, said that allegations of concealing facts in the nomination papers have been made. “The accusations include not mentioning a license for seven weapons and the absence of a mention of a special account in the nomination papers.”
The lawyer emphasised that “according to the law, everything is stated in the papers, and an attempt was made to snatch the nomination papers. Pervez Elahi is a senior politician; he should be allowed to contest the elections”.
“They arrested their appointed representative when he went to submit the nomination papers,” said the lawyer while responding to queries from Justice Najafi.
Justice Najafi questioned if it “is the responsibility of the ECP to issue timely orders? Did you file any complaint with the ECP?”
“We approached the court, and after court orders, we were allowed to go to the RO office.”
Subsequently, the court announced its verdict and rejected Pervaiz Elahi’s appeal.
Previously, the LHC directed the Regional Police Officer (RPO) of Gujranwala, along with the District Police Officers (DPOs) of Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin, to adhere strictly to legal protocols, emphasising that they must not impede Qaisara Elahi, from submitting nomination papers for the upcoming general elections before the relevant officers.
Qaisara Ealhi contended that she, her husband Ch Pervaiz Elahi, and his Moonis intended to contest the forthcoming general elections scheduled for February 8.
To facilitate the submission of their nominations, authorised individuals were appointed to represent them before the returning officers of the respective constituencies. However, Qaisara Elahi claimed that these authorised individuals were facing obstruction from the Punjab police, including illegal abduction.
