The Election Commission of Pakistan has refused to recognise the Milli Muslim League (MML), a political front of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), as a political party and warned candidates not to use the party’s name in election campaigns. Yakoob is contesting against Sharif’s wife Kulsoom Nawaz in the constituency under the banner of the MML. The seat became vacant after the Supreme Court disqualified Sharif in the Panama Papers case on July 28. The Election Commission’s warning came at a time when several banned groups are planning to launch political fronts ahead of the 2018 general election. Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil, founder of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), is set to launch a political party with the name Islah-e-Watan Party.

Source: Hindustan Times September 08, 2017 09:22 UTC