Saad Rafique’s First Wife Takes Back Nomination Papers

The PMLN leader had admitted his second marriage to a TV anchor in the nomination papers

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 19th June, 2018) Former Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique’s first wife has taken back her nomination papers after husband’s second marriage with tv anchor Dr Shafaq Hira was revealed.

Saad Rafique’s wife Ghazala Saad has withdrawn her nomination papers.

As the general elections are due to be held on July 25, the political leaders have been submitting their nomination papers in the Election Commission.

The process to submit nomination papers have been completed after which they are being scrutinized. The political leaders have to reveal personal information about them in order to avoid getting challenged under Article 62 and 63.

Khawaja Saad Rafique had admitted his second marriage to a TV anchor in the nomination papers he submitted to the Election Commission.

According to the information shared in the nomination papers, Rafique has two wives – Ghazala Saad Rafique and second Shafaq Hira, who works as a news anchor for state-owned ptv. Prior to his disclosure, reports about Saad’s second marriage with Shafaq surfaced in 2016.

Following the disclosure of second marriage, Ghazala Saad has taken back her nomination papers.