INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ex-PM Abbasi to challenge disqualification verdictISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on
Wednesday said that he would file a petition against the verdict of an appellate election tribunal which had disqualified him from
contesting the elections from his home constituency in Murree
The election tribunal is not authorized to disqualify any politician under Article 63, 63 of the constitution, he said, adding that he would
challenge the disqualification in the high court
Abbasi said such decisions were making elections controversial, urging Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take notice of the
matters.He said that he had submitted an affidavit and asset form with the nomination papers and nothing was concealed in that regard.The
PML-N leader said the election tribunal had used derogatory language against him in the judgment that had hurt him
Tribunal was only authorized to reject nomination papers of any candidate, he said.He, however, said that he would contest the election and
defeat the opponent with a huge margin.To a question, the former premier said that boycotting the election was not in the best interest of
