LAHORE: (DNA) – An Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday allowed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Firdous Ahisq Awan to contest upcoming General Election.

Dismissing an application against Asif, a PMLN candidate from NA-73 Sialkot, The Lahore High Court’s Appellate Tribunal allowed the former federal minister to contest the election.

Similaryly, Justice Syed Shahbaz Rizvi rejected an appeal against Firdous Ashiq Awan from NA-72.

The applicant had argued that Awan’s nomination papers should be rejected because she failed to provide information about marriage and children.