Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's Nomination Papers Rejected for the Kasur National Assembly Seat -Friday April 5,2013

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's Nomination Papers were rejected by the returning officer for the Kasur National Assembly seat and then the Supreme Court admitted a petition to try him for treason under Article 6 of the Constitution for declaring an emergency in 2007.

General Musharraf’s nomination papers were rejected on the basis of a complaint filed by invoking Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution. According to the lawyer who filed the complaint, the former army chief did not meet the criteria specified under this Zia-era provision which prescribes the qualifications for a member of parliament. 

This does not necessarily mean an end to Gen. Musharraf’s ambitions to enter parliament as he has also filed nominations from 3 other constituencies - Islamabad, Karachi and Chitral.