EC rejected nomination from Kasur constituency under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
Pakistan: The Pakistani Election Commission has rejected the nomination papers of former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf for the upcoming general elections from Kasur's NA-139 constituency.
The Election Commission rejected Musharraf’s nomination under the Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
Under the Article 62 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the qualifications for membership of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) include that he has not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or opposed the ideology of Pakistan. And under the Article 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the disqualifications for membership of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) include that he has been, on conviction for any offence involving moral turpitude, sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years, unless a period of five years has elapsed since his release or he has been removed or compulsorily retired from the service of Pakistan or service of a corporation or office set up or controlled by the Federal Government, Provincial Government or a Local Government on the ground of misconduct, unless a period of three years has elapsed since his removal or compulsory retirement.
General Musharraf is alleged to be behind the murder of Former Pak Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Pervez Musharraf had filed the nomination papers from four seats- Karachi, Islamabad, Chitral and Kasur.