KARACHI – An application challenging the nomination papers of PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan in the pretext of the Sita White case was filedwith the returning officer hours after the PTI chief filed nominationpapers from NA-243 Karachi on Tuesday.
After the papers were challenged, scrutiny of Khan’s nomination papers waspostponed till June 19, which is the last date for the process.
The cricketer-turned-politician is contesting from fiveconstituencies: NA-26 Bannu, NA-61 Rawalpindi, NA-95 Mianwali, NA-131Lahore and NA-243 Karachi.
Former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Chaudhry had claimed a few daysearlier that he would challenge Imran for violating Article 62 (1)(f) ofthe Constitution citing the same Sita White scandal and Imran’s allegeddaughter Tyrian White; the current appeal has not been filed by the formertop judge.
The Election Commission of Pakistan would receive the appeals filed againstany objection to the decisions of returning officers by June 22.
The verdicts on appeals will be announced by June 27, after which, therevised list of candidates will be issued on June 28.