MUZAFFARGARH: Former state minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shabbir Qureshi returned home on Saturday night in Kot Addu, as confirmed by his family sources. Despite not making a media appearance, his family sources assured that he reached home safely.

On Jan 4, Dr Qureshi, PTI’s candidate for NA-179 and NA-180, was arrested by the police on Thursday outside the Lahore High Court, Multan bench.

Ahsan Qureshi, the brother of Shabbir Qureshi, alleged that his brother was summoned by an election tribunal judge to address his case regarding the rejection of his nomination papers, but the police arrested him.

The court judge questioned the matching signature on the nomination papers, and later, the papers were approved. On the last day, both his and his wife’s nomination papers were approved by the judge.

Dr Qureshi is the PTI candidate for NA-179 and NA-180. Previously, his nomination papers rejected by returning officers.

The election tribunal also approved the nomination papers of former Punjab governor Mustafa Khar and his wife, along with other candidates’ nomination papers.

Published in Dawn, January 8th, 2024