An election tribunal of Lahore High Court has summoned PML-Q, MNA Sheikh Waqas Akram in the last week of August. Waqas Akram was elected from NA-89 Jhang, however Hafiz Khalid, a voter from the same constituency, challenged the election.
The petitioner alleged that Waqas Akram possessed a fake BA degree and hence could not contest election. Therefore, he said, Akram be declared disqualified from being a member parliament.