MULTAN – Muhammad Salman, an independent-turned-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaflawmaker Muhammad Salman, who defeated the incumbent foreign minister ShahMehmood Qureshi in the last general elections for PP-217 seat of the PunjabAssembly has been disqualified by ECP.
The decision came on a petition filed by a local leader of PTI whohighlighted that Muhammad Salman was underage and was thus not qualified tobe a lawmaker.
Announcing the reserved verdict on Monday, the election-watchdog hasordered re-election in the constituency.
‘According to Nadra record, the age of Muhammad Salman is less than 25years, however, legally no candidate, less than 25 years of age isqualified to retain the seat,’ stated ECP in its verdict.
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Muhammad Salman had taken part in the July 25 polls as an independentcontender, however, surprised the political analysts by beating ShahMehmood Qureshi – who was the strongest candidate for the slot of CM Punjabat the time.
