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Nawaz is allowed to contest June bypoll
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NewsByte on 15 May, 2008 02:02:04
 
By OUR PAKISTAN CORRESPONDENT
Islamabad, May 15: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on Thursday
allowed to contest the June 26 byelection by the authorities.
Returning officer Chaudhry Badar-ud-Din, while rejecting allegations against
the candidature of Nawaz Sharif, chief of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz),
has accepted his nomination papers for contesting the byelection from NA-123
(Lahore), Mr Sharif’s party said.
"The returning officer also accepted the nomination papers of Hamza Shahbaz for
the same seat," a party spokesperson said in Lahore. Mr Nawaz Sharif was not
allowed to contest the previous two general elections as the rules did not
permit a convict to stand for polls.
Meanwhile, talking to reporters, Mr Nawaz Sharif said that the PML(N) has no
lust for the power, it only believes in serving people whether it will stay in
government or the Opposition. He said, "We are still committed to the
restoration of judges and our party stands by its words in this regard."