The acceptance of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers from Lahore’s constituency NA-130 for the upcoming Feb 8 general elections was challenged on Monday. Last week, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had approved the candidature of the former premier while rejecting the same of PTI bigwigs, including Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Today, Advocate Ishtiaq Ahmed Samsialvi, who also goes by Ishtiaq Chaudhry, the chief organiser of Pakistan Awami Mahaz‘s (PAM) lawyers’ wing, filed an appeal before the Lahore High Court’s appellate tribunal under Section 63 (appeal against scrutiny order) of the Elections Act 2017. Chaudhry, also a candidate for NA-130, challenged the rejection of his nomination papers as well. The constituency’s returning officer (RO), the ECP and Nawaz have been made respondents in the case. In his petition, the PAM leader urged the tribunal to strike down the acceptance of Nawaz’s papers as “illegal and unlawful” and that th...