According to Farrukh Habib, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Lahore High Court (LHC) has accepted Imran Khan’s nomination papers for NA-108 Faisalabad, overturning the returning officer’s decision.
لاہور ہائیکورٹ نے عمران خان کے NA 108 کے ضمنی انتخابات کے لئے کاغذات نامزدگی منظور کرلئے۔ انشاللہ عمران خان NA108 سمیت 9 حلقوں میں الیکشن لڑے گے
— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) August 24, 2022
Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, previously had his nomination papers for the NA-108 National Assembly Constituency rejected. The former prime minister’s nomination papers were rejected, according to the district election commissioner for NA-108, since he did not adequately address the concerns raised about his holdings.
The recent announcement came after the PTI Chairman declared all his and his wife Bushra Bibi’s assets in the nomination papers to contest the by-elections from Faisalabad constituency NA-108.
Barrister Syed Ali Zafar also took to twitter to make the announcement.
High Court has ruled in favour of our appeal against the RO's decision in NA-108 that rejected @ImranKhanPTI's nomination l. IK will now contest all 9 seats of NA, InshAllah! ✌🏻#ImranKhan #ByElections2022
— Barrister Syed Ali Zafar (@SyedAliZafar1) August 24, 2022
PTI Faisalabad’s twitter account also made the announcement.
لاہور ہائیکورٹ نے عمران خان کے NA 108 فیصل آباد کے ضمنی انتخابات کے لئے کاغذات نامزدگی منظور کرلئے۔
عمران خان NA108 سمیت 9 حلقوں میں الیکشن لڑیں گے @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/Sx5lw81Y1i— PTI Faisalabad (@PTIOficialFsd) August 24, 2022
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Pertinent to mention that Imran Khan’s nomination papers for eight constituencies had already been accepted. PTI leaders from the NA-22, 24, 31, 45, 108, 118, 237, 239, and 246 constituencies in Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar, Kurram, Faisalabad, Nankana, Malir, Korangi, and Karachi’s District South, respectively, filed Khan’s papers. Now that his nomination papers for the constituency of Faisalabad has also been accepted, he will be able to contest elections on all the nine seats.
The Election Commission of Pakistan had announced September 25 as the date for the by-polls after nine seats of the National Assembly had been vacated when resignations of several PTI leaders were accepted by the Speaker National Assembly. These included Ali Muhammad Khan, Fazal Muhammad Khan, Shaukat Ali, Fakhar Zaman Khan, Farrukh Habib, Ijaz Ahmed Shah, Muhammad Akram Cheema, Abdul Shakoor Shad, Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari and Shandana Gulzar Khan. Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari and Shandana Gulzar Khan had been elected on the reserved seats for women and Khan had decided to contest elections on the remaining 9 seats.