Pakistan's election tribunal rejects appeals against Bhutto's candidature

PAKISTAN, The election tribunal of Pakistan on Monday rejected two identical appeals against the acceptance of nomination papers of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

Two candidates for the upcoming general elections from Pakistan Muslim League-Q said that Benazir and her husband were wanted in some cases and they had been convicted. They said that the nomination papers of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother were rejected on the similar grounds and the nomination papers of Benazir should not be accepted either.

Benazir filed nomination papers on two National Assembly seats in her home district of Larkana, in the southern Sindh province.

Sharif's nomination papers were rejected by the election officials last week on the grounds that Sharif was convicted for life jail term on the charges of plane hijacking and corruption.

The Election Commission will issue a final list of candidates on Dec. 16. The polls of the general elections will be held on Jan. 8 next year.

Islamabad, Tuesday, Xinhua