Musharraf barred from one Pakistan constituency
6 April 2013 8:06 AM IST
Pakistan’s election board barred on Friday former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting polls in one constituency and the Supreme Court agreed to look into a treason complaint against him.
The former army chief returned last month after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to contest general election despite the possibility of arrest on various charges.
The Election Commission barred Musharraf from the polls in Kasur in Punjab province because of court cases against him, commission officials said. He could also face disqualification in the three other constituencies where he plans to run.
The officials also said the decision was based on a clause in the constitution which requires candidates to be of good character and the fact that he had not declared all of his assets. ‘Musharraf has been disqualified under articles 62 and 63 of the constitution, among other reasons,’ an election commission official said, referring to clauses that require a candidate to be ‘of good character’, among other things.
Musharraf faces charges of failing to provide adequate security to former PM Benazir Bhutto before her assassination in 2007. He also faces accusations in connection with the death of a separatist leader in southwestern province of Baluchistan. He denies any wrongdoing.
The former army chief returned last month after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to contest general election despite the possibility of arrest on various charges.
The Election Commission barred Musharraf from the polls in Kasur in Punjab province because of court cases against him, commission officials said. He could also face disqualification in the three other constituencies where he plans to run.
The officials also said the decision was based on a clause in the constitution which requires candidates to be of good character and the fact that he had not declared all of his assets. ‘Musharraf has been disqualified under articles 62 and 63 of the constitution, among other reasons,’ an election commission official said, referring to clauses that require a candidate to be ‘of good character’, among other things.
Musharraf faces charges of failing to provide adequate security to former PM Benazir Bhutto before her assassination in 2007. He also faces accusations in connection with the death of a separatist leader in southwestern province of Baluchistan. He denies any wrongdoing.
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