LHC clears Fawad Chaudhry to contest from Jhelum's NA-67

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Fawad Chaudhry has been cleared to contest from Jhelum's NA-67 constituency after Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted his plea against the rejection of his nomination papers.

The LHC allowed Fawad to contest the upcoming general elections from Jhelum's constituency. A Returning Officer (RO) had earlier rejected Fawad's nomination papers after a petition was filed stating that Chaudhry had not paid his agriculture tax.

Following the rejection, Fawad blamed former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for the reason behind the rejection of his papers. Fawad then filed an appeal challenging the rejection of his nomination papers. In a video on Twitter, he said, "The tribunal’s decision is not based on merit."

On his Twitter, Fawad announced today the decision of LHC in allowing him to contest polls from Jhelum. He also expressed his gratitude to Pakistan Bar Council, Lahore High Court Bar Association for standing with him in 'rejecting illegal order of disqualification' against him.

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— Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) June 28, 2018