The grand strategist Musharraf, whose half-baked Kargil strategy backfired on him and his country, loses on his election strategy with the poll panel (or his bete noire Shariff) checkmating him. Musharaff has been kicked out of the elections, even as he cannot leave the country because of a Supreme Court order. He is facing treason charges punishable with death.
Imagine Musharraf out of power and unable to leave a country ruled by Shariff, whom he had banished to Saudi Arabia and who now seems to enjoy Saudi patronage in plenty!!
Musharraf out of election race | Pakistan | DAWN.COM
Imagine Musharraf out of power and unable to leave a country ruled by Shariff, whom he had banished to Saudi Arabia and who now seems to enjoy Saudi patronage in plenty!!
Musharraf out of election race | Pakistan | DAWN.COM
CHITRAL: Former military ruler Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, who had returned to Pakistan to contest the May 11 polls, has been kicked out of the election race.
The former military strongman's nomination papers were rejected from NA-32 Chitral, after being earlier disqualified from three other constituencies.
Earlier in the day, an election tribunal had decided against an appeal filed by Musharraf challenging the returning officer's rejection of his nomination papers for NA-48 (Islamabad-I).
The returning officer had rejected Musharraf's nomination after objections were raised on it saying the retired general had subverted the Constitution as army chief and had illegally placed judges under house arrest.
Musharraf's appeal for NA-139 (Kasur-II) was also rejected by an election tribunal in Lahore. The tribunal said the former president had abrogated the Constitution thrice and thus did not qualify to contest in the coming general election.
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