In the petition, objections were raised against the acceptance of nomination papers by Appellate Tribunal of LHC. According to Azhar Siddique, Appellate Tribunal had accepted the nomination papers of Ishaq Dar, Saadia Abbasi, Nuzhat Sadiq and Hafiz Abdul Kareem. The petitioner said that Ishaq Dar was an absconder and asked that how his nomination papers could be accepted. The petitioner claimed that candidates for Senate elections had not provided the information about their assets and dual citizenship and other particulars in the nomination papers. The petitioner also requested in the petition that the Senate elections be postponed.

Source: Pakistan Today February 23, 2018 19:30 UTC