Tribunal rejects nomination of Jamal Raisani

Published January 9, 2024
Former Balochistan caretaker Minister for Sports and Culture Nawabzada Jamal Raisani. — Government of Balochistan website
Former Balochistan caretaker Minister for Sports and Culture Nawabzada Jamal Raisani. — Government of Balochistan website

QUETTA: An election tribunal of Balochistan on Monday rejected nomination papers of former caretaker minister and PPP candidate for NA-264, Quetta, Nawabzada Jamal Khan Raisani.

Tribunal member Jus­tice Aamir Nawaz Rana heard the appeal filed by leaders of Balochistan Na­­tional Party (BNP-Men­g­­al) in which they challe­n­­ged the acceptance of no­­mination papers of Jamal Khan Raisani, pleading that he is not registered as a voter in any constituency of the country.

The tribunal, after the hearing, accepted the obj­ection of the BNP-Mengal lawyer Sajid Tareen and rejected the decision of the returning officer of NA-264, Quetta, and dec­l­a­­red Nawabzada Jamal Khan Raisani disqualified for Feb 8 general elections.

The tribunal accepted the appeals filed by Sardar Akhtar Mengal against rejection of his nomination papers from three National Assembly seats and one provincial assembly seat.

Published in Dawn, January 9th, 2024

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