F.P. Report
Jhelum: An Election Tribunal has given permission to incarcerated former PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry to contest elections from Jhelum, while rejecting the objections of the returning officer against his nomination papers.
Accepting the appeals of former federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry, the Election Tribunal allowed him to contest the election from National Assembly Constituency NA 60 and 61 from Jhelum.
Judge Chaudhry Abdul Aziz rejected the objections of the returning officers of both constituencies and allowed Fawad to run for the polls.
Meanwhile, speaking to the media after appearing in the accountability court, Fawad Chaudhry said, he hasn’t decided yet from which party platform he would contest the polls.
He said he wanted to ask whether the media was free. He claimed that the media was the freest in their stint. He said there was problem if one talked to media ‘but we will definitely talk to media’.
Fawad Ch’s physical remand extended
Earlier, an accountability court in Islamabad further extended the physical remand of former minister Fawad Chaudhry for another four days.
Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the case against Fawad Chaudhry related to corruption in construction projects in Jhelum.
The NAB presented Fawad in the court in connection with the case.
On behalf of Fawad Chaudhry, Raja Aamir submitted the power of attorney while the NAB prosecutor presented arguments in the court.
The NAB prosecutor requested further physical remand of Fawad Chaudhry and took the position that it is known from 7 bank accounts that some transactions were suspicious.
The NAB prosecutor said that the watchdog wants to recover the banking records, so his physical remand should be further extended.
The court reserved the decision on the request of NAB which after some time granted the physical remand of Fawad Chaudhry.
The court handed over former minister to the NAB on physical remand for another 4 days and ordered him to appear in court on January 9.
