Two disqualified former Pakistani premiers to contest polls

Two former Pakistani premiers on Friday submitted their nomination papers to again seek seats in the parliament for the Feb. 8 election despite their disqualification.

Imran Khan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in August for five years following his conviction in a case that accused him of illegally purchasing and selling foreign gifts he received as prime minister. The former cricket star-turned-politician’s legal team is now expected to file an appeal in the Supreme Court to allow Khan to contest the election

Three-time premier Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the country’s top court for life in 2017 and later was sentenced in two different cases. He has to wait for a new order by the Supreme Court of Pakistan that disqualified him for life from holding public office for hiding assets details in 2017.