LAHORE  -  Amid legal battle, the PTI activist Sanam Javed is set to file appeal today against rejection of her nomi­nation papers. Sanam Javed has filed nomination papers against PML-N’s Chief organizer Maryam Nawaz in two of Lahore’s National Assembly con­stituencies and one provincial assembly seat. 

Earlier, Javed’s nomination papers to con­test general elections were rejected on multiple grounds. Sanam’s father Javed Iqbal told The Na­tion that appeals would be filed today (Wednes­day) to secure approval of the nomination papers from the election tribunal. He said a bail plea will also be moved in the court at the same time. 

The PTI activist’s aspiration to contest polls faced a setback when she was denied permission by scrutiny body. The returning officers (ROs) concerned had rejected Sanam’s papers from key National Assembly constituencies NA 119, NA 120, and PP-150. These constituencies, situated in La­hore, had been chosen by Sanam to contest the upcoming elections against prominent political figure Maryam Nawaz as she accused Maryam for instigating her arrest in multiple cases. 

COURT REJECTS PHYSICAL REMAND

In a separate legal battle, during the hearing of cas­es related to ransacking PML-N’s party office on May 9 last year, a sessions court of Lahore on Tuesday sent PTI activist to jail on judicial remand. The police produced Sanam before the sessions judge Qaiser Nazir following the completion of her two-day physi­cal remand. During the hearing, police sought exten­sion in the physical remand, contending the need for further investigation of the matter in question.