Zulfiqar and Fahmida Mirza got permission to contest the election

The nomination papers of both were rejected by the Returning Officers and the Election Tribunal accusing them of being bank defaulters./File Photo

Karachi: Sindh High Court allowed Zulfikar Mirza and Fahmida Mirza to contest the election.


The Sindh High Court heard the constitutional petitions filed against the rejection of the nomination papers of former Interior Minister Zulfikar Mirza and his wife, former Speaker National Assembly Fahmida Mirza.


Fahmida Mirza and Zulfiqar Mirza submitted nomination papers from National Assembly Constituency NA 223 while Zulfiqar Mirza also submitted papers from PS 70, 71, 72.



The nomination papers of both were rejected by the Returning Officers and the Election Tribunal accusing them of being bank defaulters.


However, the Sindh High Court approved the constitutional petitions of both the candidates and allowed them to contest the elections.