ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday is set to challenge Maryam Nawaz’s appointment as vice president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in the Election Commission of Pakistan, ARY News reported.<br /><br />The application challenging her appointment is finalised by the PTI’s lawmakers.<br /><br />“Awarding party position to Maryam Nawaz is in contradiction with the constitution and law of the land”, the plea read.<br /><br />The daughter of erstwhile prime minister was convicted in the corruption reference and in this regard she is not illegal to hold any political or public office.<br /><br />It may be recalled that on May 6, Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) had decided to challenge Maryam Nawaz’s appointment as vice president Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).<br /><br />“Maryam Nawaz is convicted from the court, how she can hold a party position”, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said.
