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LAHORE, Aug 27 (APP): An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday dismissed an appeal challenging the acceptance of nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab President and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah for the Senate by-election and imposed a fine of Rs 500,000 on the petitioner.
The tribunal, headed by Justice Khalid Ishaq, heard the appeal filed by Advocate Muhammad Afaq.
During proceedings, the tribunal questioned the petitioner’s eligibility, noting that he was neither a voter, proposer, nor seconder of the nomination.
The tribunal remarked that the petition wasted the court’s valuable time, which belongs to the public. It warned that if the appeal was dismissed, a fine would be imposed.
The tribunal dismissed the appeal after Advocate Afaq failed to provide a satisfactory reply and directed him to pay Rs 500,000 as fine. The tribunal further ordered that no case filed by the petitioner would be listed for hearing by the registrar office, until he pays fine.