ISLAMABAD: The nomination papers of joint opposition candidate Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday were approved after the PTI’s objections were set aside by the NA Secretary.
The opposing candidate Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s counsel Babar Awan raised objections over the nomination papers of Shehbaz Sharif, which were set aside by the NA official. A clash between the PTI leaders and NA staff over accepting Sharif’s nomination papers.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s counsel Babar Awan in his objection over the nomination of Shehbaz Sharif said that the candidate is nominated in corruption cases thus he is ineligible for the office of the PM.
Babar Awan said were a number of cases pending against Shehbaz Sharif which cannot be overlook. “Shehbaz Sharif has been on bail in graft cases and objection over his nomination is 100 percent lawful,” Awan claimed.
A delegation of the united opposition also reached the office of the acting National Assembly speaker where the nomination papers were being scrutinised. The raising of objection led to a heated exchange of words between both sides.
PTI candidate Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the PML-N was resorting to rigging even before the rigging. A verbal clash also ensued between the PTI leader and PML-N’ Ahsan Iqbal.
On the other hand, the opposition parties raised no objection over nomination papers of Qureshi, which were approved smoothly. Earlier, opposition parties submitted nomination papers of Shehbaz Sharif for the election of the Leader of the House.
Those proposer and seconder to the nomination of Shehbaz Sharif included Ayaz Sadiq, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Asif Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto, Azam Khan Hoti, Shahzain Bugti, Khursheed Shah, Syed Naveed Qamar, Khawaja Asif, Rana Tanvir Hussain, Maulana Asaad Mehmood, Shahida Akhtar Ali, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Syed Ameen ul Haq, Akhtar Mengal, Agha Hassan Baloch, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Khalid Hussain Magsi and Muhammad Israr Tareen.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s nomination was proposed by Amir Dogar and seconded by Maleeka Bokhari. The National Assembly will elect a new prime minister of Pakistan tomorrow after a no-confidence motion passed against Imran Khan yesterday. The Assembly session will be held at 2:00 pm.
