ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed former Senator and leader Balochistan National Party (BNP) Muhammad Ali Rind to contest election for the Parliament. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan heard a plea filed by Senator Muhammad Ali Rind against his electoral disqualification. The apex court on September 21 had reserved the judgment in a case filed by Senator Muhammad Ali Rind against his electoral disqualification. The court observed that any person who completed his sentence, awarded by the court does not remain ineligible to contest election forever. The court while dismissing the Balochistan High Court judgment, disqualifying Rind forever, allowed him to participate in next general elections. The Balochistan High Court on August 25 disqualified Rind forever. The court also directed Rind to return all the perks and privileges, he had taken during two years as senator and directed the government to take action against him. The Accountability Court in Quetta had disqualified Muhammad Ali Rind for 21 years however later on, Rind enter into plea bargain and decreased his conviction up to 10 years which was due to complete on June 28, 2011. During the Senate elections held in 2009, Rind had not disclosed his disqualification while filing his nomination papers and got elected as Senator. Meanwhile, former Provincial Information Minister Mir Muhammad Akram Baloch filed an application in Balochistan High Court against Rind, stating that he was a convicted person and did not disclose his disqualification in the nomination papers. Later on, Muhammad Ali Rind avoided to reply to the courts notices for two years but appeared before the BHC in July 2011. Meanwhile, Muhammad Ali Rind filed an application against his electoral disqualification in the Supreme Court. On last hearing on September 19 the Supreme Court had observed that there was no need of any proof to declare a convict disqualified, as the conviction itself falls in the ambit of disqualification.