RAWALPINDI: An appellate tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday declared former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi ineligible to contest the July 25 polls from NA-57 Muree. <br /><br />Justice Abdul Rehman Lodhi of the Lahore High Court (LHC) announced this verdict on an appeal challenging a returning officer’s decision to approve the nomination papers of the PML-N stalwart.<br /><br />The applicant had accused Abbasi of understating his assets and also tampering with the nomination papers.<br /><br />Abbasi is in the run for two National Assembly seats NA-53 Islamabad and NA-57 Muree.<br /><br />A day earlier, an appellate tribunal in Islamabad set aside a ruling of the returning officer concerned to reject nomination papers of the former prime minister for NA-53 Islamabad, allowing him to contest the polls.<br /><br />The Appellate Tribunal comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani gave this verdict on an appeal filed by the PML-N stalwart challenging the RO verdict of rejecting his nomination papers.<br /><br />On June 19, the RO rejected the former premier’s nomination papers on the ground that he submitted an incomplete affidavit along with the nomination papers.<br /><br />Abbasi along with his counsel appeared before the tribunal and contended that the RO rejected his nomination form because it was incomplete.
