Islamabad, Sept 06: Reviving the election hopes of Shahbaz Sharif, brother of former Premier Nawaz Sharif, and cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, Pakistan's newly constituted election tribunal has approved their nominations, over-ruling the objections against them. The election tribunal in Lahore yesterday allowed Shahbaz to contest the October polls, over-ruling the objections filed by Islamabad-based journalist Shahid Orakzai, who stated that Shahbaz backed a mob attack on the Supreme Court in 1998, when Nawaz Sharif was the Prime Minister.
When Orakzai persisted with his arguments, one of the judges of the tribunal that consisted of two high court judges, said "don't try to dictate the court," local daily The News reported today.
The papers of Nawaz Sharif's wife Khulsoom have also been accepted. She will contest the polls from Lahore.

Officials had earlier said they would not allow Shahbaz, nominated as leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), to return to Pakistan to contest the polls.
The tribunal also approved the nomination of Imran Khan, leader of the Tehrik-i-Insaaf, to contest the polls from his hometown Mian Wali in Punjab, when his graduation certificate issued by the Oxford University was produced by his counsel.
The poll officials had earlier rejected Imran's papers, saying he had not submitted his original degree certificate.
Imran is contesting from three other constituencies on Punjab and NWFP.
The tribunal, however rejected the nominations of three former MPs of PML for having attacked the Lahore High Court over dispute on the judgement in a case. Bureau Report