The nomination papers of former prime minister Imran Khan have been rejected from Lahore’s NA-122 and Mianwali’s NA-89 constituencies.

The returning officer accepted the objections of former PML-N MPA Mian Naseer to Imran’s nomination papers.

Returning Officer Sajjad Ahmad Qureshi displayed the list of candidates from the NA-122 constituency.

The objection stated that Imran Khan’s proposer and seconder were not related to the constituency.

The Election Commission of Pakistan has disqualified the former PTI chairman for five years, as further mentioned.

From Mianwali, the returning officer stated that Imran Khan is a defaulter of salaries of social security department’s officials.

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A candidate, Khurram Hameed, had filed an objection to Imran’s candidature, who said the former premier is a convict.

Meanwhile, the nominations of PML-N leader Saad Rafique, PTI leader Latif Khosa and advocate Azhar Siddique were accepted from the same constituency of NA-122. From the same constituency, the documents of PTI's Khurram Latif Khosa were also rejected.

At the same time, the candidatures of PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been rejected from Tharparkar Sindh’s NA-214 as well as NA-150 Multan constituencies. From NA-151, the candidature of Shah Mahmood, his son Zain Qureshi and his daughter Meherbano Qureshi was also rejected.

The nomination papers of former National Assembly speaker and PTI leader Qasim Suri have also been rejected. The objection stated that Suri is a proclaimed offender and his identity card has been blocked. He is also a defaulter of the state, said the returning officer.

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Former prime minister's special assistant Zulfi Bukhari's nomination from NA-50 Fateh Jang have also been rejected, as well as Sheheryar Afridi's from NA-35 Kohat.

Incarcerated PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid's nomination papers from Lahore's NA-130 constituency were also rejected. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is a candidate from the same region, and his nomination has been accepted.

The nomination papers of former federal minister Hammad Azhar of the PTI were also rejected from the Punjab Assembly's PP-172 as well as NA-129 Lahore, as were those of PTI leader Hassan Yousaf from PP-70.

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The nomination documents of Imran Khan’s lawyers Naeem Haider and Intezar Panjotha have been rejected from NA-82 and PP-71 Bhera.

From NA-156 Burewala, the nominations of all PTI candidates were rejected, including Ayesha Nazir Jutt, Nazir Ahmed Jutt and Arifa Nazir Jutt. PTI leader Atif Khan's nomination was also rejected from NA-22 and PK-59.