ISLAMABAD, tribe 13 Kyodo An elec...

ISLAMABAD, tribe 13 Kyodo

An election tribunal of the Sindh High Court in Karachi onward Friday rejected former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's appeal against a ruling barring her from contesting the Oct 10 general elections.

Local election authorities last month cast asideed Bhutto's nomination papers for three constituencies forward the grounds of her July conviction for failing to answer corruption charges.

The tribunal's decision triggered angry avers from Bhutto's supporters outside the court, with around 30 being detained on police.

Bhutto, who lives in exile in United Arab Emirates and Britain, was convicted to three years imprisonment for failing to appear before an anticorruption court.

Election laws promulgated by means of Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the president, thwart the self-exiled Bhutto from contesting the elections or heading a political party because she has been convicted of corruption.

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