Pervez PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
’s candidacy for a National Assembly seat from the northwestern constituency of Chitral on Tuesday, barring him from running for office in next month’s elections.
Musharraf, who lives in self-exile in Dubai, is facing a treason case in Pakistain.
He failed to appear before the country's top court earlier this month, thus it withdrew permission to allow Musharraf to run for office last week.
Election authorities also rejected nomination papers of former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, longtime politician Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight...
, and former politicians Aysha Gulalai and Mahtab Abbasi from Islamabad.